Section 10 — Wills Act 2007: Persons under 18 who agree to marry or enter civil union
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10 Persons under 18 who agree to marry or enter civil union (1) A person under 18 years may make, change, revoke, and revive a will if— (a) he or she and another person have agreed to marry each other or enter a civil union with each other; and (b) either— (i) the will expressly says that it is made in contemplation of the marriage or civil union; or (ii) the will does not expressly say that it is made in contemplation of the marriage or civil union but the circumstances existing when it was made show clearly that it was made in contemplation of the marriage or civil union. (2) The will is effective if the marriage or civil union occurs.
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