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New Zealand Case Law

Informal/unsigned will
  • 15 Dec 2022

    Estate of Honetana [2022] NZHC 3424

    Citation
    [2022] NZHC 3424
    Court
    High Court

    The unsigned draft was declared the deceased's last will because it appeared to be a will, was made in New Zealand, failed formal signing requirements but nonetheless expressed the deceased's testamentary intentions as required by s 14 Wills Act 2007; there was no opposition and the circumstances justified a without‑notice application.