Revoking a Will

Revoking a Will

You can revoke (i.e cancel) your will only in the following ways:

Make a New Will - whenever you make a Will, the new Will automatically cancels the previous one.

Destruction – Without writing a new Will, an existing Will is cancelled if completely destroyed (tearing up, burning etc.). There must be clear intention to destroy it as any will deemed destroyed accidentally may still be valid. Ensure ALL copies are destroyed.

Marriage – If you are not currently married but get married in the future, you should assume that any Will you wrote before your marriage is automatically revoked.

Note: Divorce does NOT invalidate a Will. A divorce treats former spouses as if they were omitted from the Will. No gift will pass to them, and even if they are named as executors they cannot act as such. However, the rest of the Will remains valid.

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