Change the law so that marriage does not automatically cancel a person’s will
National
·70 contributorsUnder the current law when someone gets married any will they made before that marriage is automatically cancelled. Most people do not know this they believe their existing will still stands. But this is not the case if they remarry and die.
Mr David Lammy
Deputy Prime Minister
Unfair outdated law
Fairness and awareness focus
Protect legacy control awareness
End marriage revokes will automatically
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Change the law so that marriage does not automatically cancel a person’s will
National
Under the current law when someone gets married any will they made before that marriage is automatically cancelled. Most people do not know this they believe their existing will still stands. But this is not the case if they remarry and die.
Unfair outdated law
Fairness and awareness focus
Protect legacy control awareness
End marriage revokes will automatically