Making a Will in the Northern Territory

You can make a valid Will online in the Northern Territory in about 15 to 20 minutes. RapidWills tailors your Will to the Wills Act 2000 (NT), and gives you step-by-step signing instructions for the Northern Territory.

What Northern Territory law says

• Wills in the Northern Territory are governed by the Wills Act 2000, and intestacy by the Administration and Probate Act 1969.
• Getting married revokes an existing Will unless it was made in contemplation of that marriage.
• Divorce generally revokes gifts to your former spouse and their appointment as executor.
• Certain people can apply to the court under the Family Provision Act 1970 if they believe your Will did not adequately provide for them.

Signing your Will in the Northern Territory

Print your Will and sign it in ink in front of two adult witnesses who are both present at the same time. Do not ask a Beneficiary, or a Beneficiary's spouse or partner, to witness your Will: in the Northern Territory a gift to a witness can be void. RapidWills only recommends wet-ink signing.

What happens without a Will in the Northern Territory

If you die without a Will, your Estate is divided under the Administration and Probate Act 1969, usually to your partner and children in set shares, with no regard to your personal wishes.