Dependent Relative Revocation in United Kingdom

Definition of Dependent Relative Revocation

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Dependent Relative Revocation : The doctrine that if a testator revokes his will in the mistaken belief that a particular result will ensue, or that a particular set of facts exists when it does not, then the revoked will may still hold good. For example, if a testator destroys his will, in the mistaken belief that thereby an earlier will would be revived, the destroyed will will be held not to have been revoked. Similarly, a testator may revoke his will, intending to make another; the revoked will holds good if the testator subsequently makes no new will or an invalid one.