Re Sampson
Supreme Court of Victoria
Moore J
24/06/2024
[2024] VSC 351
Administration and probate — Probate — Will appointing spouse of testator as executor — Divorce of executor and testator subsequent to final will — Statutory presumption that appointment of executor revoked upon divorce — Intention of testator — Whether testator intended appointment of executor not to be revoked upon divorce — Whether intention capable of being established solely by reference to evidence extrinsic to will — Wills Act 1997 (Vic), s 14
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