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WILLS ACT - SECT 54

Persons who are entitled to see will

    (1)     In this section, "will" includes a revoked will, a document purporting to be a will, a part of a will and a copy of a will.

    (2)     A person who has possession or control of a will of a deceased person must allow any one or more of the following persons to inspect the will and make copies of the will at their own expense:

        (a)     a person named or referred to in the will, whether as a beneficiary or otherwise;

        (b)     the surviving spouse or issue of the deceased person;

        (c)     a parent or a guardian of the deceased person;

        (d)     a person who would be entitled to a share of the deceased person's estate if the deceased person had died intestate;

        (e)     a creditor or other person having a claim at law or in equity against the deceased person's estate;

        (f)     a beneficiary of a prior will of the deceased person;

        (g)     a parent or guardian of a minor referred to in the will or a minor who would be entitled to a share of the deceased person's estate if the deceased person had died intestate.

    (3)     A person who has possession or control of a will of a deceased person must produce it in a court if required to do so.



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