Section 9 — Wills Act 2007: Persons who may make, change, revoke, and revive wills

9 Persons who may make, change, revoke, and revive wills (1) A person of 18 years or over may make, change, revoke, and revive a will. (2) A person under 18 years may make, change, revoke, and revive a will if he or she— (a) is married, in a civil union, or in a de facto relationship; or (b) has been married, in a civil union, or in a de facto relationship. (3) A person under 18 years may make, change, revoke, and revive a will if he or she— (a) is not married, in a civil union, or in a de facto relationship; and (b) has never been married, in a civil union, or in a de facto relationship; and (c) has not agreed with another person to marry him or her or enter a civil union with him or her; and (d) satisfies a Family Court that he or she understands the effect of— (i) making, changing, revoking, and reviving a will; or (ii) doing whichever of those actions he or she asked the court to approve; and (e) has an approval given by the Family Court, with or without conditions, to his or her— (i) making, changing, revoking, or reviving a will; or (ii) doing whichever of those actions he or she asked the court to approve. (4) A person under 18 years may make, change, revoke, and revive a will if, on the date on which his or her will complies with section 11 , he or she— (a) is a military or seagoing person; or (b) is about to comply with an order to train for or join the Armed Forces for operational service; or (c) is about to comply with an order to join a ship as a seafarer. Compare: 1955 No 94 s 6(b) , (c); 1969 No 40 s 2(1)–(3) ; 2005 No 25 s 6