Succession Act 2006

A person must obtain the leave of the Court to make an application to the Court for an order under section 18.

In applying for leave, the person must (unless the Court otherwise directs) give the Court the following information—

a written statement of the general nature of the application and the reasons for making it,

satisfactory evidence of the lack of testamentary capacity of the person in relation to whom an order under section 18 is sought,

a reasonable estimate, formed from the evidence available to the applicant, of the size and character of the estate of the person in relation to whom an order under section 18 is sought,

a draft of the proposed will, alteration or revocation for which the applicant is seeking the Court’s approval,

any evidence available to the applicant of the person’s wishes,

any evidence available to the applicant of the likelihood of the person acquiring or regaining testamentary capacity,

any evidence available to the applicant of the terms of any will previously made by the person,

any evidence available to the applicant, or that can be discovered with reasonable diligence, of any persons who might be entitled to claim on the intestacy of the person,

any evidence available to the applicant of the likelihood of an application being made under Chapter 3 of this Act in respect of the property of the person,

any evidence available to the applicant, or that can be discovered with reasonable diligence, of the circumstances of any person for whom provision might reasonably be expected to be made by will by the person,

any evidence available to the applicant of a gift for a charitable or other purpose that the person might reasonably be expected to make by will,

any other facts of which the applicant is aware that are relevant to the application.