Practitioners seeking to admit informal documents to probate under s 8 of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) must establish not merely that the document reflects the deceased's testamentary intentions, but that the deceased intended the specific document to operate as their will without more; evidence that the deceased believed they had 'made a will' is insufficient where the evidence does not permit identification of the specific document the deceased had in mind.
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