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Probate - Punch Holes On Will
My father's will has been marked 'Probate Refused' by the District Registrar. I have therefore sent the Probate Officer an earlier will that I found. I had filed this away thinking it would not be needed and it has hole punch marks on the left hand edge (these do not damage the text in any way). The Probate Office has asked whether the will was in this condition when I found it. Will the hole punch marks have an affect on whether they accept the earlier will?
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Yes he has (or so it seems from what Gilesi has written). A will remains valid until it is revoked, either by physical destruction (by the testator) or in writing. Gilesi's father obviously intended to revoke the earlier will by including a relevant clause in the later document but, since the later document was not properly witnessed, the revocation does not take effect. Therefore the earlier will remains valid.
Yes he has (or so it seems from what Gilesi has written). A will remains valid until it is revoked, either by physical destruction (by the testator) or in writing. Gilesi's father obviously intended to revoke the earlier will by including a relevant clause in the later document but, since the later document was not properly witnessed, the revocation does not take effect. Therefore the earlier will remains valid.
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