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The amendment provides that where the attesting witness to the\nexecution of a will is a domestic partner, a gift to the domestic partner under such will is\nvoid in the same way that a gift to a husband or wife is void in the same circumstances.\nClause 4 amends section 11 of the principal Law to extend the application of the section to\ndomestic partners. The amendment provides that where \u2014\n(a) by a will, any real or personal estate is charged with any debt; and\n(b) any creditor, or the domestic partner of any creditor, whose debt is so charged,\nattests the execution of such will,\nsuch creditor, notwithstanding such charge, shall be admitted as a witness to prove the\nexecution of the will, or to prove the validity or invalidity of the will.\nClause 5 amends section 13 of the principal Law to extend the application of the section to\ndomestic partnership. The amendment provides that wills made by a person shall be\nrevoked by that person\u2019s marriage or domestic partnership.\n\nWills (Amendment) Bill, 2020\nArrangement of Clauses\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nWILLS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020\n\nArrangement of Clauses\nClause\nPage\n1.\nShort title and commencement ..................................................................................................7\n2.\nAmendment of section 2 of the Wills Law (2020 Revision) \u2013 definitions .....................................7\n3.\nAmendment of section 10 \u2013 gift to attesting witness to be void ...................................................8\n4.\nAmendment of section 11 \u2013 creditor attesting will may be a witness to prove its execution ........8\n5.\nAmendment of section 13 \u2013 will revoked by marriage ................................................................8\n\nWills (Amendment) Bill, 2020\nClause 1\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 7\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nWILLS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020\n\nA BILL FOR A LAW TO AMEND THE WILLS LAW (2020 REVISION) AS A\nCONSEQUENCE OF THE ENACTMENT OF THE DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP LAW,\n2020; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES\nENACTED by the Governor in accordance with section 81 of the Constitution, after\nconsultation with the Premier and with the prior approval of a Secretary of State.\n1.\nShort title and commencement\n1.\n(1) This Law may be cited as the Wills (Amendment) Law, 2020.\n(2) This Law comes into force immediately after the commencement of the\nDomestic Partnership Law, 2020.\n2.\nAmendment of section 2 of the Wills Law (2020 Revision) \u2013 definitions\n2.\nThe Wills Law (2020 Revision), in this Law referred to as the \u201cprincipal Law\u201d, is\namended in section 2 by inserting, in the appropriate alphabetical sequence, the\nfollowing definitions \u2014\n\u201c \u201cdomestic partner\u201d has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the\nDomestic Partnership Law, 2020;\n\u201cdomestic partnership\u201d has the meaning assigned by section 2 of\nthe Domestic Partnership Law, 2020; and\n\u201cnext of kin\u201d, in relation to a person, includes the person\u2019s domestic\npartner;\u201d.\n\nClause 3\nWills (Amendment) Bill, 2020\n\nPage 8\nIntroduced\nc\n\n3.\nAmendment of section 10 \u2013 gift to attesting witness to be void\n3.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 10 by deleting the words \u201cwife or husband\u201d\nwherever they appear and substituting the words \u201cwife, husband or domestic partner\u201d.\n4.\nAmendment of section 11 \u2013 creditor attesting will may be a witness to prove\nits execution\n4.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 11 by deleting the words \u201cthe wife or\nhusband\u201d and substituting the words \u201cthe wife, husband or domestic partner\u201d.\n5.\nAmendment of section 13 \u2013 will revoked by marriage\n5.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 13 as follows \u2014\n(a)\nin the section heading by inserting after the word \u201cmarriage\u201d the words \u201cor\ndomestic partnership\u201d; 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