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Handwritten notes on a typed will were invalid and not saved by s. 21.1.
The applicant estate trustee sought directions on the effect of handwritten, partially struck-out notations the deceased made on his typed will.
The notations did not comply with the formal execution requirements of section 18 of the Succession Law Reform Act.
The court declined to validate the notations under section 21.1, finding they did not represent the deceased's fixed and final intention, as enforcing them would lead to a partial intestacy that fundamentally contradicted the will's overall distributive scheme.
The original will was confirmed.
