South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts19—Effect of end of marriage or registered relationship on will
(1) If, after a will is made, the testator's marriage or registered relationship is ended—
(a) any disposition of a beneficial interest in property by the will in favour of the testator's former spouse or partner is revoked; and
(b) any appointment by the will of the testator's former spouse or partner as an executor, trustee or guardian is revoked; and
(c) any grant by the will of a power of appointment exercisable by, or in favour of, the testator's former spouse or partner is revoked,
and the will is to have effect with respect to the revocation of such a disposition, appointment or grant of a power as if the former spouse or partner had died on the date that the marriage or registered relationship ended.
(2) However, the ending of the testator's marriage or registered relationship does not affect the following:
(a) a disposition or grant of a power in accordance with a contract between the testator and the former spouse or partner under which the testator is or was bound to dispose of property by will in a particular way;
(b) a disposition, appointment or grant of a power where it appears from the terms of the will that the testator intended that the disposition, appointment or grant would have effect despite the ending of the marriage or registered relationship;
(c) a disposition, appointment or grant of a power where if the will is re-executed, or a codicil is made to the will, after the ending of the marriage or registered relationship and the will or codicil shows no intention of the testator to revoke the disposition, appointment or grant.
(3) Nothing in this section affects a right of the former spouse of a testator to make an application under Part 6
.
(4) In this section—
"partner", in relation to a registered relationship, means either of the parties to the relationship;
"spouse" includes a party to a purported marriage.