Guide Dogs for the Blind International Information
- The official name of Guide Dogs for the Blind in Canada is "GDB International."
- Registration number is 83061 8682 RR00001.
- Address is GDB International c/o Brian Milne, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, 510 West Georgia Street, Suite 1800, Vancouver, BC V6B 0M3, Canada
The following are examples of three outright gift provisions. We encourage you to share this information with your lawyer, and recommend that if you are undertaking estate planning, that you do so in consultation with a lawyer. For questions or more specific language, please call Erin Jones at 1+415-499-4456 or email [email protected].
Specific Bequest to GDB International dba Guide Dogs for the Blind
A specific bequest gives a specific item or specific piece of property. Such bequests are fulfilled first, before cash and residuary bequests. If you dispose of the specified property during your lifetime, there will be no bequest to GDB International dba Guide Dogs for the Blind.
"I give ________________ (describe asset) to GDB International for its general purposes."
Cash Bequest to GDB International dba Guide Dogs for the Blind
A cash bequest provides a specified sum of money from a donor's estate. These bequests are fulfilled second, after specific and before residuary bequests.
"I give _____ Dollars ($_____) to GDB International for its general purposes."
Residuary Bequest to GDB International dba Guide Dogs for the Blind
A residuary bequest is made from the residue, or what remains in your estate after specific and cash bequests, taxes, settlement costs and debts are satisfied.
"I give the residue (or _____ percent of the residue) of my estate (or trust) to GDB International for its general purposes."