V?l?d?ty ?f ? w?ll executed ?n ? f?re?gn pl?ce

GENERAL RULE AS TO VALIDITY OF A WILL EXECUTED IN A FOREIGN PLACE

1. A W?ll ?s t? be t?ken t? be pr?perly executed ?f ?ts execut??n c?nf?rms t? the Intern?l L?w ?n f?rce ?n the pl?ce:-

* ?) where ?t w?s executed; ?r
* b) wh?ch w?s the test?t?r's d?m?c?le ?r h?b?tu?l res?dence, e?ther ?t the t?me the W?ll w?s executed, ?r ?t the test?t?r's de?th; ?r
* c) ?f wh?ch the test?t?r w?s ? n?t??n?l, e?ther ?t the d?te ?f execut??n ?f the W?ll, ?r ?t the test?t?r's de?th.

2. The f?ll?w?ng W?lls ?re ?ls? t? be t?ken t? be pr?perly executed:-

* ?) ? W?ll executed ?n b??rd ? vessel ?r ??rcr?ft, ?f the W?ll h?s been executed ?n c?nf?rm?ty w?th the ?ntern?l l?w ?n f?rce ?n the pl?ce w?th wh?ch the vessel ?r ??rcr?ft m?y be t?ken t? h?ve been m?st cl?sely c?nnected h?v?ng reg?rd t? ?ts reg?str?t??n ?nd ?ther relev?nt c?rcumst?nces; ?r
* b) ? W?ll, s? f?r ?s ?t d?sp?ses ?f ?mm?v?ble pr?perty, ?f ?t h?s been executed ?n c?nf?rm?ty w?th the ?ntern?l l?w ?n f?rce ?n the pl?ce where the pr?perty ?s s?tu?ted; ?r
* c) ? W?ll, s? f?r ?s ?t rev?kes ? W?ll ?r ? pr?v?s??n ?f ? W?ll wh?ch h?s been executed, t? h?ve been pr?perly executed ?n c?nf?rm?ty w?th ?ny l?w by wh?ch the e?rl?er W?ll ?r pr?v?s??n w?uld be t?ken t? h?ve been v?l?dly executed; ?r
* d) ? W?ll, s? f?r ?s ?t exerc?ses ? p?wer ?f ?pp??ntment, ?f the W?ll h?s been executed ?n c?nf?rm?ty w?th the l?w g?vern?ng the v?l?d?ty ?f the p?wer.

3. A W?ll t? wh?ch th?s ?ppl?es, s? f?r ?s ?t exerc?ses ? p?wer ?f ?pp??ntment, ?s n?t t? be t?ken t? h?ve been ?mpr?perly executed bec?use ?t h?s n?t been executed ?n ?cc?rd?nce w?th the f?rm?l?t?es requ?red by the ?nstrument cre?t?ng the p?wer.

N?tw?thst?nd?ng the ?b?ve, we stress th?t ?t ?s m?re ?ppr?pr??te t? execute ? W?ll th?t c?mpl?es fully w?th ?ll l?c?l requ?rements. Th?s ?s ?n preference t? h?v?ng t? est?bl?sh b?th the b?n? f?des ?f the W?ll ?nd the c?untry ?f ?r?g?n ?n wh?ch the W?ll w?s ?r?g?n?lly executed.