Wills Act 1837

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gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addresses revocation by marriage
gptkbp:allows revocation of wills
gptkbp:amends Wills_Act_1968
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England_and_Wales
gptkbp:defines testamentary disposition
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Wills_Act_1970
gptkbp:established formal requirements for wills
rules for joint wills
gptkbp:facilitates testamentary intentions
gptkbp:governs wills and testaments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wills Act 1837
gptkbp:impact testamentary capacity standards
gptkbp:includes provisions for codicils
gptkbp:influencedBy previous legislation on wills
gptkbp:introduced testamentary freedom
gptkbp:isActiveIn law reviews
gptkbp:isAttendedBy legal scholars
gptkbp:isCitedBy legal cases regarding wills
gptkbp:isCitedIn legal opinions
gptkbp:isConsidered court rulings
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor complexity in execution
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn legal forums
legal seminars
gptkbp:isExaminedBy judicial authorities
legal studies
gptkbp:isImportantFor probate process
testamentary capacity assessments
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy social changes in the 19th century
modern estate law
gptkbp:isLinkedTo family law
gptkbp:isPartOf common law tradition
legal framework for wills
English_legal_history
gptkbp:isReferencedBy legal practitioners
gptkbp:isReferencedIn legal articles
law textbooks
gptkbp:isRelatedTo property law
inheritance disputes
gptkbp:isSubjectTo legal challenges
judicial interpretation
gptkbp:isTaughtIn law schools
gptkbp:isUpdatedBy subsequent legislation
gptkbp:isUsedBy estate lawyers
gptkbp:isUsedIn estate planning
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor testamentary documents
gptkbp:keyIssues valid testamentary intentions
valid wills
gptkbp:provides for the appointment of executors
rules for the execution of wills
gptkbp:recognizes holographic wills
gptkbp:relatedTo Inheritance Act 1975
gptkbp:requires signature of the testator
witnesses for valid wills
gptkbp:significance modern law of succession
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1837