Your Will is automatically revoked if you marry or remarry. An exception to this is where your Will expressly provides a ‘contemplation of marriage’ clause that you are expecting to get married when you write the Will. The details of the fiancée must be clearly stated in the Will.
Note that a divorce does not affect the validity of a will. However, a new Will will be necessary in such circumstances to cater for the new needs and priorities of the parties.
Convert into Islam
Your Will is automatically revoked if you convert to Islam.
Writing of a Later Will
A later Will supersedes earlier Wills.
Written Declaration
Put in in words your clear intention to revoke the Will dated [xx/xx/xx], and sign on the paper in the presence of two witnesses. The witnesses will also sign your written declaration.
Intentional Destruction by the Testator
A Will is revoked if it is being destroyed intentionally by the testator (ie: the person making the Will). Accidental destruction by a malicious third party will not revoke the Will.
