Probate tax, intestacy splits, final tax returns, equalization and child support worked through with illustrative Canadian families, plus executor checklists.
Most estate and separation questions end in arithmetic: how much estate administration tax a house adds, how an estate splits when there is no will, what the final tax return owes on an RRSP, how big an equalization payment is, or which child support table line applies. These guides use illustrative families and show every step, so you can repeat the sums with your own figures and then check them against the official calculators.
Begin with the worked examples for estates and separation. Then use the guides on calculating Ontario estate administration tax, the final tax return, deemed disposition and RRSPs at death, the Ontario equalization payment, the 2025 Federal Child Support Tables, the executor's first steps checklist and Ontario's small estate certificate. The calculators on this site do the same sums: the Ontario estate administration tax estimator, the BC probate fee estimator and the equalization payment estimator.
Worked Examples and Checklists
How child support is calculated with the Federal Child Support Tables in force since 1 October 2025: special expenses, shared parenting and Quebec's model.
Worked Examples and Checklists
Work out an Ontario equalization payment: valuation date, date-of-marriage deduction, excluded property, the matrimonial home rule and deadlines.
Worked Examples and Checklists
Four illustrative Canadian families worked through: probate cost by province, an intestate estate, RRSP tax at death and an equalization payment.
Worked Examples and Checklists
An executor and liquidator checklist for Canada: securing assets, probate, final tax returns, claim deadlines, the clearance certificate and distribution.
Worked Examples and Checklists
How the CRA taxes a person at death: final return deadlines, deemed disposition, spousal rollovers, RRSPs and RRIFs, TFSAs and the clearance certificate.
Worked Examples and Checklists
Step-by-step Ontario estate administration tax: what is included, rounding to the next $1,000, worked examples and the 180-day Estate Information Return.
Worked Examples and Checklists
How Ontario's small estate certificate works for estates of $150,000 or less: costs, how to apply, what happens if assets turn up, and alternatives.
