ALTERATION AND REVOCATION OF ELECTRONIC WILLS 120 2024

As the probate system adapts to the inclusion of electronic wills, it may be advisable to revisit the issue of broadening the scope of the dispensing power in both the paper and electronic mediums. [...] 30 RECOMMENDATION 4 The Wills and Succession Act should provide that a testator may revoke an electronic will by burning, tearing or otherwise destroying a paper copy of the will in the presence of a witness, and with the intention of revoking the electronic will. [...] 42 RECOMMENDATION 5 The Wills and Succession Act should provide that a testator may revoke an electronic will by having another individual burn, tear or otherwise destroy a paper copy of the electronic will in the presence of the testator and a witness, at the direction of the testator, given with the intention of revoking the electronic will. [...] 42 RECOMMENDATION 6 The Wills and Succession Act should provide that a testator may revoke an electronic will by deleting one or more copies of the electronic will, or by rendering one or more copies of the electronic will unreadable or irretrievable, in the presence of a witness, and with the intention of revoking the electronic will. [...] 42 RECOMMENDATION 7 The Wills and Succession Act should provide that a testator may revoke an electronic will by having another individual delete one or more copies of the electronic will, or render one or more copies of the electronic will unreadable or irretrievable, in the presence of the testator and a witness, at the direction of the testator, given with the intention of revoking the electron.