Plain-language questions and answers about Nova Scotia law.
For transfers on or after 6 August 2026, you have 12 months, not six, to become a Nova Scotia resident and avoid or recover the non-resident tax.
Read the full answer →Yes, you can renounce as executor in Nova Scotia by completing Form 12 or another method the registrar accepts, and the regulations set no deadline.
Read the full answer →An executor may be allowed a commission of up to five percent of the amount received, set by the Probate Court, beyond actual expenses.
Read the full answer →To apply for probate in Nova Scotia, you file Form 8 or 8A with the registrar, with the original will, proof of death and the probate tax.
Read the full answer →No. The Divorce Act has no automatic equal-time rule; a court gives each parent as much time as fits the child's best interests in Nova Scotia.
Read the full answer →Nova Scotia values personal property at gross and real property after registered mortgages, so unsecured debts do not reduce the value.
Read the full answer →Before is safer: the province advises having a lawyer review a Nova Scotia agreement before you sign. What you can change later depends on your…
Read the full answer →Section 7 lets a court add child care, medical and dental, school, activity and post-secondary costs to table support, split by parents' incomes.
Read the full answer →The only ground for divorce in Nova Scotia is marriage breakdown, usually shown by one year of separation, and you do not need to prove fault.
Read the full answer →You usually move from a confidentiality agreement and offer to due diligence, a purchase agreement and closing, and asset or share buying shapes each…
Read the full answer →In Nova Scotia you are separated for divorce when you live apart and at least one spouse intends to stay separate; one spouse's intention is enough.
Read the full answer →The buyer files the affidavit used to work out Nova Scotia's municipal deed transfer tax; who bears the cost under the contract should be confirmed.
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