Making a Will in Tasmania

You can make a valid Will online in Tasmania in about 15 to 20 minutes. RapidWills tailors your Will to the Wills Act 2008 (Tas), and gives you step-by-step signing instructions for Tasmania.

What Tasmanian law says

• Wills in Tasmania are governed by the Wills Act 2008, and intestacy by the Intestacy Act 2010.
• Tasmania's rules on marriage differ from most of Australia, and some parts of an existing Will can survive a marriage. Reviewing your Will after you marry is still the safest approach.
• Divorce generally revokes gifts to your former spouse and their appointment as executor.
• Certain people can apply to the court under the Testator's Family Maintenance Act 1912 if they believe your Will did not adequately provide for them.

Signing your Will in Tasmania

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 Tasmania a gift to a witness can be void. RapidWills only recommends wet-ink signing.

What happens without a Will in Tasmania

If you die without a Will, your Estate is divided under the Intestacy Act 2010, usually to your partner and children in set shares, with no regard to your personal wishes.