[rescue] How do I put a Sun collection in a will?

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On 2026-05-31 09:42, Mouse via rescue wrote:
>>> May I ask where you're located? Surely the community can also step up.
> 
>> I am located in central Ontario, Canada.  So responses are welcome.
>> [...]  (I am 72.)
> 
> "Central Ontario" covers a lot.


True -- I am in the Town of Erin, 20km east of Guelph.


> I'm 62.  I'm in Ottawa, and I know of someone else in...Oakville, I
> think...who is much younger.  I'm sure there are others (though perhaps
> not many on this list); I have likely-out-of-date contact info for a
> few who used to be in Ottawa (and may still be), and the person I
> mentioned above tells me there are others in the vicinity.


Ottawa is 460km east of us -- a bit of hike for anyone.  Oakville is 
only 50km.  Could you make inquiries or send me contact information 
(off-line)?


> As for the mechanics of it, well, I don't know all that much about how
> inheritance is handled in Ontario; the most critical thing, I suspect,
> is an executor who cares about actually following your wishes, and
> second most critical likely is figuring out what to give to whom.
> 
> It might be worth a half-hour consult with a lawyer who knows wills.

Been there -- the lawyer tells me the collection can be bequeathed to a 
person or institution (or I can just give it away at any time).

Sincerely,
S.


> 
> Also, it might be worth attending VCF Montreal in November, even if
> just to network with other collectors.  (cvcfed.org's webpages have
> more info; unfortunately I don't know of any info in any form usable on
> old machines, a form that doesn't require a computer grossly
> overmuscled enough to handle modern HTTPS.)
> 
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