The applicant, Deanna McKinlay, sought a declaration that a document she wrote and the deceased signed was a valid testamentary instrument for the estate of Virginia Beecroft.
In the alternative, she sought a declaration that the deceased’s 2020 Will and Codicil should govern.
The court found the proffered document was not a valid will, as it was not a fixed and final expression of the deceased’s testamentary intentions, and ordered the estate to be administered in accordance with the 2020 Will and Codicil.
