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Part 2 — Wills Interpretation and Application of Part 2

22 Alteration, Revocation and Revival Alteration of a will

Current to 2025-06-11 · Official PDF

(1) Any writing, marking or obliteration made on a will
(a) is presumed to be made after the will is made, and
(b) is valid as an alteration of the will only if
(i) in the case of a will made under section 15, the alteration
is made in accordance with that section,
(ii) in the case of a will made under section 16, the alteration
is made in accordance with that section, or
(iii) the Court makes an order un der section 38 validating the
alteration.
(2) If a writing, marking or obliteration renders part of the will
illegible, and is not made in accordance with subsection (1)(b)(i) or
(ii) or validated by an order referred to in subsection (1)(b)(iii), the
Court may allow the original words of the will to be restored or
determined by any means the Court considers appropriate.
(3) A will may be altered by another will made by the testator.
2010 cW-12.2 s21;2011 c20 s13