The draft message, addressed to the man's brother, was
"The informal nature of the text does not exclude it from being sufficient to represent the deceased's testamentary intentions," said Justice Susan Brown when handing down her decision at the Brisbane Supreme Court.
The unsent text released by the court described how the man had become disgruntled with his wife.
"You and (nephew) keep all that I have house and superannuation, put my ashes in the back garden... (wife) will take her stuff only she's ok gone back to her ex AGAIN I'm beaten," it read.
The message provided the man's bank account details and was signed off "My will", followed by the smiling character.
The man's wife argued that it could not be accepted as a will since the message was never sent, but the court found Monday that the wording of the text indicated the man's intent to have it included in his will.
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-10-unsent-text-message-australia.html#jCp
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