The 'without more' language used in the authorities on informal wills under s 9 of the Wills Act 1997 (Vic) emphasises that the document must express the deceased's concluded testamentary intentions without alteration or reservation, but does not impose a requirement that the deceased must not have intended to formally execute the document. A document not seen by the testator may be admitted to probate where the testator had approved the substance and was indifferent to the only change made. Scandalous and offensive non-dispositive words may be omitted from the probate copy, but expressions of testamentary wishes (such as a wish that trustees resist claims) should be retained.
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