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Study Unit 3
Study Unit 3
STUDY UNIT 3
Formolities in the execution
of Wills
Formolities
Person (Chopter 3)
cl
Testomentory
Documenl (Chopter 4)
o Formolities
Copocity
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Age
r:Menlol Copociiy
Formolilies
: Underhond Will
n Stotutory Will
tr Section 2(l )(o) of
Wills Act
wiil:
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0s/08/20Ls
Formqlilies
Seclion 2(l )(o)
Siudv Unil
lhen6 I I ohd I
Formolities
Seclion 2(l )(o)
Teslolor
2 compelenl wilnesses
. Teslolor
:. 2 compelenl wilnesses
Commissioner
Formolities
r: Seclion 2(l )(o)
Teslolor
"someone"
2 compelenl witnesses
:. Commissioner
0s/08/20rs
Formqlities
Ooslhuizen vs Die
"other testomentory
Weesheer
writing"
in o
Formolities
Ex porle Dovies
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Property bequeothed
Extenl of bequesl
ldentity of beneficiory
/n cosu
= involld
Srdy
Unir Th6m6 3
I dnd 3
Formolities
lncorporolion by
refelence
0s/08/201s
Formolities
SIGNATURE - WHAT
S'udyUnrlhemell
ond!2
Formqlilies
"sign" ond "signoture"
Section I
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of initiols
NB:
O Witnesses ond
I dnd 3
Formolities
: Full signolure = "sign"
: When is it "signoture"
ond when is it "mork"?
lnitiolled signolure =
ttsigntt
, lnitiolled lefiers =
probobly "sign"
.. Full nome in lellers =
probobly nol "sign"
when it is not o
"signoture"
3 I .nd 3
0s/08/20Ls
Formqlilies
-
.. ttmorktt
:ONLY leslqlor is
qllowed to sign
wilh o mqrk
Cross X, fingerprint,
Requires Commissioner
ond
.; Certificote
rubberslomp
.
Ricketts v Byrne
(Nome in copitol letters doe5 nol constituie "signoture"
Tesh Did lhe person inlend to sign
Srdy Uilr ft@ 3 I ond 3
Formolities
. WHERE
SIGNATURE
srudy Unr
lkme
ond 3
Formolities
,, Teslolor musl sign ol
the end of the will
, Wilnesses musl sign
ofler the leslolor
,, Certificole
onywhere
5rudy Unil
lhe poges
., Witnesses must sign the
'
lMm6 3
ond 3
0s/08/20rs
Formolities
.
Literol interpretotion
. Not ol the botiom of the lost poge
. BUT: where the writing ends
I I ond 3
Formqlilies
:Kidwell vs The Mqsler
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Srdy
Unil Thm6 3
ond 3
decided
BEFORE omendment
of Act
os/08/20rs
Formolities
SIGNATURE .
WITNE55E5
s
"dy
Unir
lheh6 3 I d.d I
Formolities
musl sign
poge
Teslqlor musl sign oll
poges in presence of
lhe sqme witnesses
sign in testotor's
presence ond eoch
others'presencel
Unil Th6me
3 I ond
3 2
Formqlities
.;Atleslotion clouse
Not required
presence"
os/08/20Ls
Formqlities
7t
Sterbon vs Dixon
Attestotion clouse is ot
most o record of how
testotor ond witnesses
intended to sign
Attestotion clouse is not
proof thot porties in
foct executed lhe Will
in occordonce with the
intention expressed in
the soid clouse
Formolities
Formqlities
'
Commissioner musl
sign oll the poges of
the Will
Except the poge
contoining his
cerlificole
MUST offix certificote
on ony poge of lhe Will
Certificote
- requires
specific conteni/ not
wording
d Sotisfied of tesiotor's
ID
o Document is Will of
tesiotor
Circumslonces:
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0s/08/20Ls
Formolities
Circumslonces:
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When:
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Queslion:
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Thcm6
J I nnd I
Formolities
Formolities
,Cqn o Will be
portiolly volid?
";
Technicolly speoking,
ln other words:
only some poges
ore involid?
declore properly
executed port, o
volid Will
os/08/20rs
Requiremenls:
lnvolid poge must contoin only non-essentiol moiter
Dispositions in the volid pori is not offected by
stipulotions in the involid porl
. Volid port must contoin the WHOLE of the dispositions
of the tesiotor's property
.
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Formolities
tG;.y
executed
Both poges contoined dispositions of
property
.lnvolid
E;.tl=i-L-*;;l
Mulriple wills
Srudy Unrl
Sene 3 I ond !
Formolities
Rickells vs Byrne
.
.
.
disposition
Poge 2 signed by wilnesses, but te5totor
wrote his nome in full (not signoture)
Poge 2 conioined only ollestotion clouse
Court:
I oM 3
10
0s/08/201.s
Formolities
sEcTroN 2(t
CHECKLIST
Formolilies
Teslolor signed wilh own signolure
ls the
2.
ls the
3.
ls
wiil
4. Did the testotor sign oll other poges of the Will
5. Were the lestotor ond wilnesses present together when eoch
signed?
6. Did the
witnesses sign
Formolities
complied with?
sEcTroN 2(3)
Srudy Unir lhme 3
I ond
3 2
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