Plain language, no fine-print surprises. Last updated September 2026. Treadstone Law is licensed by the Law Society of Ontario.
These are the terms for Treadstone Law's online will — whether you buy it directly on treadstonelaw.ca or through a partner link (for example, a Way to Wealth link). By paying for an online will, you agree to them, in addition to our general Terms of Use.
An online will is a will prepared by Treadstone Law from the answers you give us in the online questionnaire — it is not reviewed by a lawyer. It's built for straightforward estates. If your situation is more complex (a blended family, a business, a trust, assets outside Canada, and similar), please ask us about a lawyer-prepared will instead.
We prepare online wills under Ontario law only, for people who live in Ontario. If you tell us you live outside Ontario, we'll stop you before you pay — we're not able to open a file for you.
Payment is due up front, before your file opens. The moment you pay, our work begins — so your online will is non-refundable once your file opens. You'll see this stated plainly at checkout, and we keep a timestamped record of your agreement on your file.
You have 12 months from the day you pay to finish your answers and finalize your will. We'll remind you along the way — at day 3, day 10 and day 21, then monthly, and again at 60, 30 and 7 days before your file is due to close. If you haven't finalized by the end of the 12 months, your file closes. Closing is not a refund — the file simply stops accepting further edits.
Finalizing is a deliberate, one-time step: you'll see a plain warning and type your full name to confirm. Once your will is finalized, it is locked and read-only — you can view and download it, but you can't edit it further. If your circumstances change afterwards, the way to update a finalized will is a codicil (a signed amendment) or, for bigger changes, a brand-new will. A finalized account stays open, read-only, for as long as you need it.
Signing your will is something you arrange yourself, unless you buy video signing with a lawyer — that's a separate, optional item. If you buy it, two witnesses join you on a short video call (Ontario's remote-witnessing rules), and before you can book that call you'll need to upload two pieces of government-issued ID per person signing, at least one with a photo. Photos taken straight from your phone camera are fine. Health cards are never accepted as ID for this purpose.
If you came to us through a partner — for example, a link from Way to Wealth — that partner sees nothing about your will, your answers or your file. Their link only unlocks pricing for you; which partner referred you is recorded on your file for our own records only, and is never shared with them or anyone else.
If anything here isn't clear, contact us before you pay and we'll explain it in plain language.
Version ow-2026-09-23.
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