Sambucco v Sambucco
Court of Appeal
McLeish and Walker JJA and Gorton AJA
25/08/2023
[2023] VSCA 199
Wills and estates — Marriage — Revocation of will by marriage — Deceased participated in religious wedding ceremony without proper notice of intention to marry — Whether marriage void — Marriage Act 1961 (Cth), ss 5(1), 23B(1)(d), 41, 42(1), 42(5A), 44, 45, 48(2)(a), 50 — Wills Act 1997 (Vic), s 13(1)
Practice and procedure — Appeal — New point not raised below — Whether exceptional circumstances existed
Words and phrases — ‘real consent’
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