Kiwilaw* - 'yield to principle, not to pressure'
Probate, wills, estate administration, reseal grants, transmission to executors
by Cheryl on
I am so sorry.
There are too many of these cases.
They are usually males. They drive too fast, or do something stupid, or are in the wrong place at the wrong time, or deliberately end their lives.
Usually they don’t leave a will.
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Making a valid will is easier in New Zealand than in many other countries. You don’t have to use a lawyer. You don’t have to register the will. Almost anyone can witness the will.
Even if you don’t get it right, the High Court still has the discretion to declare your will ‘valid’.
[Read more…] about How to sign, witness, and store your new New Zealand will