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Administration and Probate Act 1929
49NIf surviving partner is under legal disability
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49N If surviving partner is under legal disability
(1) If a partner of an intestate is a person of unsound mind, a requirement
or consent under this division may be made or given on the partner’s
behalf by his or her committee (if any) or, if there is no committee,
by the Supreme Court.
(2) A requirement or consent made or given under this division by a
surviving partner who is a child is as valid as it would be if he or she
were at least 18 years old.
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