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CPA Condominium Property Act

CPA · Wills and Succession Act

Part 2 — Wills Interpretation and Application of Part 2

29 References to having no issue

Current to 2025-06-11 · Official PDF

Unless the Court, in interpreting a will, finds that the testator
had a contrary intention,
(a) the words "die without issue",
(b) the words "die without leaving issue",
(c) the words "have no issue",
(d) words referring to a complete absence of descendants, or
(e) any words conveying any similar meaning,
when used in the will in respect of a disposition to an individual,
are deemed to refer to the individual having no descendants
surviving at the time of the individual's death, and not to a
complete absence of descendants.