LAW 6510 Final: Wills & Trusts Exam Notes
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Signed in the presence of witnesses 4. Benefits to witnesses 12: disqualification of translators 13. Capacity to make an enduring power of attorney 20. Cou(cid:396)t(cid:859)s po(cid:449)e(cid:396) to (cid:396)e(cid:272)tif(cid:455) fo(cid:396) (cid:373)istake 31. Contracts relating to wills 37: mutual wills 39. Revocation by writing declaring intent to revoke 49. Election by spouse to acquire matrimonial home 64. Property mortgaged or charged 80: marshalling 80. Section 10 of the succession act provides that: A will must be in writing to be valid: s 10(2)(a) W(cid:396)iti(cid:374)g i(cid:374)(cid:272)ludes (cid:862)a(cid:374)(cid:455) (cid:373)ode of (cid:396)ep(cid:396)ese(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g o(cid:396) (cid:396)ep(cid:396)odu(cid:272)i(cid:374)g (cid:449)o(cid:396)ds i(cid:374) a (cid:448)isi(cid:271)le fo(cid:396)(cid:373)(cid:863): s (cid:1007)(cid:1010) aia54. A will, therefore, may be handwritten, typed, printed, lithographed or photographed. However, same method of writing should be used throughout: In the goods of adam, a will was written in both ink and pencil and the pencil writing was held to be deliberative only, not testamentary.
