15 Nov 2018
Re Estate of Barker [2018] NZHC 2955
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 2955
- Court
- High Court
The Court was satisfied the Amended 2004 Will and the August 2008 envelopes, taken together, expressed the deceased's testamentary intentions, that the amendments and envelopes were in the deceased's handwriting and reflected intentions falling within matters appropriate for a will, and that on the facts (including unanimous beneficiary consent) validation under s14 of the Wills Act 2007 was appropriate; accordingly the documents were declared the deceased's valid will.