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VerifiedWhat do you mean by a precatory letter?
Is it signed, dated and witnessed by two witnesses or else completely written by hand by the testator and signed?
Is it signed, dated and witnessed by two witnesses or else completely written by hand by the testator and signed?
That is a very difficult situation. I am honestly not sure what a Court would decide but in my view it would make a lot of sense and be worth the time and the fee to retain a lawyer to send a letter threatening a lawsuit.
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