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#### 68 Caveat requiring proof in solemn form
68 Caveat requiring proof in solemn form
(cf former Part 78, rule 62)
> > (1) A person—
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> > > (a) who claims an interest in a deceased person’s estate as a beneficiary under a will, or
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> > > (b) who has an interest in a deceased person’s estate and who wishes to challenge an alleged will on the ground that the will has not been duly executed,
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> > may file a caveat requiring proof in solemn form of any such will.
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> > (2) The caveat must state fully the nature of the interest of the caveator and an address for service.
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> > (3) If the caveator is aware that any other person is making, or intending to make, an application for the grant of probate or administration, or the resealing of a foreign grant, in respect of the same estate, the caveator must, within 7 days after filing the caveat, serve a copy of the caveat on that other person.