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WILLS - Who can inspect them? |
Anyone who has possession or control of a will of someone who died after 1 March 2008 must now allow a number of people to inspect the will, or receive copies of it at their own expense. |
They include anyone named or referred to in the will, whether a beneficiary or not, or anyone named or referred to in an earlier will as a beneficiary of the deceased person. |
The surviving spouse, de facto partner (whether of the same or opposite sex) and children of a deceased person all have the right to see the will, as has anyone who would have been entitled to a share of the estate of the deceased person had the person died without leaving a will. |
Any parent or guardian of a minor referred to in the will or who would be entitled to a share of the estate of the testator if the testator had died without leaving a will; any person, including a creditor, who has or may have a claim at law or in equity against the estate of the deceased person; and an attorney under an enduring power of attorney made by the deceased person are all included. |
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