& from a Family Law Solicitor; Marriage will automatically revoke a will as it is presumed that upon marriage, a testator will want to review the will. But it is true that this can be overridden by a statement in a will that it is made in specific contemplation of a forthcoming marriage to a named person. It is no good if Mr A and Ms B are simply dating and Mr A makes a will in contemplation of marriage generally. It needs to be more specific than that - often the Will will name the fiancee and the date of the forthcoming marriage. Keith Atkinson

As Peter Wood wrote, if the reference to contemplation of matrimony is correctly drafted, the will is not thereby invalidated. Regards, Colin Mills On 09/08/2011 15:26, Keith Atkinson wrote: > & from a Family Law Solicitor; > > Marriage will automatically revoke a will as it is presumed that upon > marriage, a testator will want to review the will. But it is true that this > can be overridden by a statement in a will that it is made in specific > contemplation of a forthcoming marriage to a named person. > > It is no good if Mr A and Ms B are simply dating and Mr A makes a will in > contemplation of marriage generally. It needs to be more specific than > that - often the Will will name the fiancee and the date of the forthcoming > marriage. > > > Keith Atkinson > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >