An unsent SMS, a message on a tractor, a poem: Ridiculous ways people have written their wills

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Bizarre ways people have written their wills

It read: “Dave Nic you and Jack keep all that I have house and superannuation, put my ashes in the back garden with Trish Julie will take her stuff only she’s OK gone back to her ex AGAIN I’m beaten. A bit of cash behind TV and a bit in the bank Cash card pin 3636 MRN190162Q 10/10/2016 My will.”

Except in very limited exceptional circumstances, a will is a document. To be a valid formal will, there are certain requirements: it must be in writing, on paper, signed by the testator, witnessed by other people, and formally executed. Specific formal language is encouraged. What we understand as a “document” has expanded to include a potentially limitless range of digital forms and devices.

It identified most of his assets, included clear wishes about their distribution, provided a pin code and gave instructions about his ashes. Courts have also had to consider whether an eggshell, a tractor fender, a petticoat hem, graffiti on a wall and a poem might be valid wills.

 

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