6 Aug 2020
Jones (Estate of Thorne) [2020] NZHC 1965 ()
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 1965
- Court
- High Court
On the evidence (affidavits from the law firm's legal executive, the applicant, a sibling and the Justice of the Peace) the 1 June 2017 document reflected the deceased's testamentary intentions despite inconsistencies in the law firm's draft, and therefore the Court declared the 1 June 2017 document valid under s14 Wills Act 2007; the Court also directed that a separate application for probate proceed because s14 validation does not obviate probate formalities.