Section 237: Probate of copy or draft of lost will
The Succession Act · Federal Acts · Part IX · in_force
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When a will has been lost or mislaid since the testator’s death, or has been destroyed by wrong or accident and not by any act of the testator, and a copy or the draft of the will has been preserved, probate may be granted of such copy or draft, limited until the original or a properly authenticated copy of it is produced.
Related sections
Section 236: To whom administration may not be granted CHAPTER II Limited grantsSection 238: Probate of contents of lost or destroyed willSection 235: Citation before grant of administration to legatee other than universal or residuarySection 239: Probate of copy where original existsSection 234: Grant of administration where no executor, nor residuary legatee nor representative of such legateeSection 240: Administration until will produced
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