In determining whether the presumption of revocation of a missing Will has been rebutted, or whether an inference of intentional revocation should be drawn, the court may have regard to all relevant circumstances including those existing before and at the time of the making of the Will. Cahill v Rhodes does not confine the inquiry exclusively to post-execution circumstances. The applicability of the presumption of revocation where only one page of a multi-page Will is missing remains an open question.
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