This article was written by Nancy Wang Principal Solicitor at W & G Lawyers.
Our earlier piece looked at Hall v Hall [2026] QSC 134, where a handwritten note left by a woman shortly before her death was upheld by the Supreme Court as a valid informal will. A case like that can leave people with a tempting thought: if a scribbled note on the couch can do the job, why bother with a formal will at all?
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