An unsigned draft will prepared by a solicitor in conformity with signed will instructions may be admitted to probate under s 9 of the Wills Act 1997 (Vic) where there is sufficient evidence that the deceased intended the draft to be his will. Independent evidence from a disinterested witness (such as a hospital social worker) as to the deceased's statements about his testamentary intentions may be particularly persuasive.
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