Spouse with Younger Children (Trust for Children) ePlan

What plan does the "Spouse with Younger Children (Trust for Children)" ePlan create?

The "Spouse with Younger Children (Trust for Children)" ePlan automatically plans the "Scenarios", "Appointments", "POA Financial" and "POA Personal Care" sections according to the following criteria:

Scenarios

1. Surviving Spouse
   • Any jointly held or designated assets will go to the spouse in the "Joint/Designated Assets" section.
   • General personal effects will be gifted to the spouse in the "Initial Gifts" section.
   • If added as an asset, loyalty points will be gifted to the spouse in the "Initial Gifts" section.
   • If added as an asset, the RESP will be gifted to the spouse in the "Initial Gifts" section.
   • The "Balance of the Estate" will go to the spouse absolutely, 100%.
2. Descendants Only
   • General personal effects will be gifted to the class of children in the "Initial Gifts" section.
   • If added as an asset, the RESP will be gifted to the children in the "Initial Gifts" section.
   • The "Balance of the Estate" will go to the class of children in trust, 100%, with a duration of 25 and a giftover to beneficiary's issue and then to other class members.
3. No Descendants 
   • The "Balance of the Estate" will be divided into two segments: Segment 1 for 50% to the class of siblings absolutely, and Segment 2 for 50% to the class of spouse's siblings absolutely, with a giftover to beneficiary's issue and then to other class members.

Appointments

• The spouse will be appointed as the Primary Estate Trustee.

POA Financial

• The spouse will be appointed as the Primary POA Financial.

POA Personal Care

• The spouse will be appointed as the Primary POA Personal Care.

Note: We encourage you to go through and review the entire plan (even after running the ePlan) to ensure everything matches your preferences. You can always make changes to any section of the plan, just like if you created it yourself.

How do I run the "Spouse with Younger Children (Trust for Children)" ePlan?

1. Click the Lightning Bolt icon in the top right corner.
2. Choose the "Spouse with Younger Children (Trust for Children)" ePlan.
3. Click "Execute" to run the ePlan.