Succession: Commentary and Materials, 6th Edition is a comprehensive collection of cases, statutes and other materials on the law of succession in New South Wales, linked together by analytical and insightful commentary. This edition has been revisited throughout and deals with the basic provisions of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW), which conforms to the national uniform approach to succession law. It includes succinct extracts of the major cases dealing with the basic principles involved in the laws of succession. Succession: Commentary and Materials, 6th Edition continues to draw on the historical roots of the law of succession and applies those rules to the needs of the modern family. It has been written with students in mind, to be used in conjunction with Certoma's The Law of Succession in New South Wales, 4th Edition. It has a practical focus and is a thorough yet concise examination of the materials essential to the study and practise of succession law.Table of contents Aspects of distribution on intestacy Definition and nature of a will A free and capable testator: capacitiy and intention Formal requirements of a valid will The revocation of wills Obliterations, interlineations and alterations Republication and revival of wills The Jurisdiction of the probate division of the supreme court Estates pending grants of representation and executor de son tort Grants of representation: aspects of procedure, some powers and duties of the legal personal representative Testators family maintenance Legacies Protected assets and the doctrine of marshalling Locke King's Act Administration of assets Distribution of the estate