Does a marriage revoke a will?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Davies v. Collins, 2010 NSSC 457 (CanLII):
Dicey states: ...the governing law for [whether a marriage revokes a will] remains that of the testator’s or testatrix’s domicile immediately after the marriage. ...it follows from the characterization adopted in Re: Martin [Loustalan v. Loustalan [1900] P. 211 (C.A.)] that the same Rule should apply to wills of immovables. (para. 27-087; p. 1265)
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