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Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999
sec.624Caveats by person objecting
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### sec.624 Caveats by person objecting
A person claiming to have an interest in an estate may file in the registry a caveat in the approved form.
The caveat may be—
a caveat against a grant for the estate; or
a caveat requiring any application for a grant to be referred to the court as constituted by a judge; or
a caveat requiring proof in solemn form of any will of the deceased.
The caveat must give an address for service of the caveator as if the caveator were a plaintiff.
The caveat takes effect on the date of filing and remains in force for 6 months, but may be renewed for periods of 6 months by the filing of a new caveat.
The registrar must enter the caveat in a register kept for the purpose.
(sec.624-ssec.1) A person claiming to have an interest in an estate may file in the registry a caveat in the approved form.
(sec.624-ssec.2) The caveat may be— a caveat against a grant for the estate; or a caveat requiring any application for a grant to be referred to the court as constituted by a judge; or a caveat requiring proof in solemn form of any will of the deceased.
(sec.624-ssec.3) The caveat must give an address for service of the caveator as if the caveator were a plaintiff.
(sec.624-ssec.4) The caveat takes effect on the date of filing and remains in force for 6 months, but may be renewed for periods of 6 months by the filing of a new caveat.
(sec.624-ssec.5) The registrar must enter the caveat in a register kept for the purpose.
- (a) a caveat against a grant for the estate; or
- (b) a caveat requiring any application for a grant to be referred to the court as constituted by a judge; or
- (c) a caveat requiring proof in solemn form of any will of the deceased.