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SUCCESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 8

When may the Court dispense with the requirements for execution, alteration or revocation of wills?

8 When may the Court dispense with the requirements for execution, alteration or revocation of wills?

(cf WPA 18A)

(1) This section applies to a document, or part of a document, that--
(a) purports to state the testamentary intentions of a deceased person, and
(b) has not been executed in accordance with this Part.
(2) The document, or part of the document, forms--
(a) the deceased person's will--if the Court is satisfied that the person intended it to form his or her will, or
(b) an alteration to the deceased person's will--if the Court is satisfied that the person intended it to form an alteration to his or her will, or
(c) a full or partial revocation of the deceased person's will--if the Court is satisfied that the person intended it to be a full or partial revocation of his or her will.
(3) In making a decision under subsection (2), the Court may, in addition to the document or part, have regard to--
(a) any evidence relating to the manner in which the document or part was executed, and
(b) any evidence of the testamentary intentions of the deceased person, including evidence of statements made by the deceased person.
(4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters that the Court may have regard to in making a decision under subsection (2).
(5) This section applies to a document whether it came into existence within or outside the State.



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