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#### 69 Duration of caveat
69 Duration of caveat
(cf former Part 78, rule 63)
> > (1) A caveat under this Division takes effect when it is filed and, unless the Court otherwise orders, lapses after 6 months.
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> > (2) The Court may extend the duration of a caveat.
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> > (3) Despite subrules (1) and (2), in any proceedings on an application for the grant of probate or administration in relation to a will that comprises or includes an informal testamentary document, a caveat concerning the informal testamentary instrument lapses when the caveator becomes a party to the proceedings.
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> > Note—
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> > Rule 72 (2) provides that, unless the Court otherwise directs, the caveator is to be a party to the proceedings.