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for legislation relating to

will Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will ...

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Australia

* Wills, Probate and Administration Act 1898
Wills Act 1997
(Vic)
Wills Act 1936
(SA)
Wills Act 2008
(Tas)

Malaysia

* Wills Act 1959

New Zealand

Wills Act 2007

South Africa

Wills Act 7 of 1953

United Kingdom

* Statute of Wills 1540 (32 Hen 8 c 1) * Statute of Wills 1542 (34 & 35 Hen 8 c 5) * Wills Act 1751 (25 Geo 2 c 6) *

Wills Act 1837 The Wills Act 1837 (1 Victc 26 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that confirms the power of every adult to dispose of their real and personal property, whether they are the outright owner or a beneficiary under a trust, by will o ...

(7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 26) * Wills Act Amendment Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict c 24) *

Wills Act 1861 Wills have a lengthy history. Ancient Greece The Ancient Greek practice concerning wills was not the same in all places; some states permitted men to dispose of their estates, others wholly deprived them of that privilege. According to Plutarch ...

or Lord Kingsdown's Act (24 & 25 Vict c 114) * Wills (Soldiers and Sailors) Act 1918 (8 & 9 Geo 5 c 58) * Wills Act 1963 (c 44) *

Wills Act 1968 Wills may refer to: * Will (law), a legal document Places Australia * Wills, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Boulia * Division of Wills, an Australian electoral division in Victoria United States * Wills Township, LaPorte County, Indiana ...

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