{"id":6548,"date":"2025-07-08T13:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/?post_type=knowledge-base&#038;p=6548"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:01:34","slug":"como-alterar-um-testamento-apos-a-morte","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/base-de-conhecimentos\/como-alterar-um-testamento-apos-a-morte\/","title":{"rendered":"Como retificar erros num testamento ap\u00f3s a morte\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discovering a mistake in a <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/can-a-will-cancel-my-previous-agreements\/\">vontade<\/a> after someone has died can be deeply frustrating\u2014especially when the error&nbsp;means the estate&nbsp;won\u2019t&nbsp;pass as the <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/contestar-a-validade-de-um-testamento-que-medidas-podem-ser-tomadas-e-se-e-necessario-obter-uma-copia-do-processo-do-testamento-do-falecido\/\">deceased<\/a> intended.&nbsp;Perhaps a&nbsp;beneficiary\u2019s name was misspelt, a property address was wrong, or a crucial <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/base-de-conhecimentos\/o-que-e-uma-prenda-vitalicia\/\">gift<\/a> was left out entirely.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A boa not\u00edcia \u00e9 que a lei prev\u00ea um mecanismo para corrigir erros num testamento ap\u00f3s a morte, mas trata-se de um processo legal com prazos rigorosos e requisitos espec\u00edficos.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide explains how to rectify errors in a will after death in <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/despejos-de-inquilinos-um-guia-para-senhorios-em-inglaterra\/\">England<\/a> and Wales, the grounds on which rectification is available, and what happens if you miss the&nbsp;initial&nbsp;deadline.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>O testamento pode ser rectificado ap\u00f3s a morte?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sim, um testamento pode ser rectificado ap\u00f3s a morte em Inglaterra e no Pa\u00eds de Gales ao abrigo de&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1982\/53\/section\/20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sec\u00e7\u00e3o 20 da Lei da Administra\u00e7\u00e3o da Justi\u00e7a de 1982&nbsp;<\/a>por decis\u00e3o judicial.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A retifica\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 um recurso equitativo. Isto significa que o tribunal usa o seu poder discricion\u00e1rio para corrigir um testamento escrito de modo a que este esteja de acordo com as inten\u00e7\u00f5es comprovadas do testador. O \u00e2mbito da retifica\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 limitado. N\u00e3o se trata de um poder geral para melhorar, modernizar ou reescrever um testamento. O tribunal s\u00f3 pode corrigir erros no registo das instru\u00e7\u00f5es do testador no momento em que este assinou o documento legal, o que pode envolver um codicilo.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Com que fundamentos pode um testamento ser rectificado?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Sec\u00e7\u00e3o 20(1) da Lei da Administra\u00e7\u00e3o da Justi\u00e7a de 1982 limita a retifica\u00e7\u00e3o a duas categorias principais:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Erro de escrita<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>N\u00e3o compreens\u00e3o das instru\u00e7\u00f5es do testador<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O tribunal procurar\u00e1 provas claras das instru\u00e7\u00f5es do testador na altura em que o testamento foi executado. Isto pode incluir:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Notas de presen\u00e7a das reuni\u00f5es com o advogado\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Projectos anteriores de testamento\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cartas ou mensagens electr\u00f3nicas com o autor do testamento\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instru\u00e7\u00f5es escritas assinadas pelo falecido\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A insatisfa\u00e7\u00e3o ou a perce\u00e7\u00e3o de injusti\u00e7a por parte de um benefici\u00e1rio n\u00e3o \u00e9 suficiente. O requerente tem de demonstrar que o testamento, tal como redigido, n\u00e3o reflecte a inten\u00e7\u00e3o do testador - e tem de provar qual deveria ser a reda\u00e7\u00e3o correta.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Erro administrativo&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Um erro de escrita \u00e9 essencialmente um lapso ou erro no processo de registo ou c\u00f3pia das instru\u00e7\u00f5es do testador. \u00c9 frequentemente de natureza mec\u00e2nica - o que os tribunais descreveram como parte do \u201ctrabalho de escrit\u00f3rio\u201d.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exemplos comuns incluem:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Tipo de erro<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Exemplo<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nomes transpostos&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Confundir \u201cJo\u00e3o\u201d e \u201cTiago\u201d como benefici\u00e1rios&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Endere\u00e7o incorreto&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Escrever \u201c21 Acacia Avenue\u201d em vez de \u201c12 Acacia Avenue\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cl\u00e1usula errada colada&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Including a clause from <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/mais-uma-sessao-de-inscricoes-de-estudantes-bem-sucedida\/\">another<\/a> client\u2019s will&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oferta omitida&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Deixar de fora um legado espec\u00edfico que foi claramente instru\u00eddo&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Erro de assinatura&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Executar a vers\u00e3o errada de um documento&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No processo principal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.uk\/cases\/uksc-2012-0057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marley v Rawlings (2014),<\/a>&nbsp;a husband and wife (Mr and Mrs Rawlings) accidentally signed each other\u2019s mirror <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/categoria\/testamentos-e-sucessoes\/\">wills<\/a> in 1999. Their solicitor had prepared identical wills for them to sign\u2014but somehow, each spouse signed the will intended for the other.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Sra. Rawlings morreu em 2003. Quando o Sr. Rawlings faleceu em 2006, o erro foi descoberto. O Supremo Tribunal considerou que se tratava de um erro material na ace\u00e7\u00e3o da sec\u00e7\u00e3o 20 e ordenou a retifica\u00e7\u00e3o. O testamento foi tratado como se o Sr. Rawlings tivesse assinado o documento correto que lhe estava destinado.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Segundo Marley, o \u201cerro de escrita\u201d \u00e9 interpretado de forma abrangente - n\u00e3o apenas como um erro de dactilografia, mas como qualquer erro no registo ou na transfer\u00eancia de instru\u00e7\u00f5es para o texto do testamento.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>N\u00e3o compreens\u00e3o das instru\u00e7\u00f5es do testador&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Este motivo aplica-se quando a pessoa que redige o testamento - quer seja um advogado, uma empresa de reda\u00e7\u00e3o de testamentos ou mesmo um amigo que ajuda a redigir um testamento caseiro - n\u00e3o compreendeu ou n\u00e3o cumpriu instru\u00e7\u00f5es claras.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exemplo de cen\u00e1rio:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The testator instructs that \u201cmy <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/contratos-comerciais-qa\/\">business<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/etiqueta\/manchester-office\/\">Manchester<\/a> should go equally to my two adult children.\u201d However, the drafter mistakenly leaves only \u201cmy shares in X Limited\u201d when other business assets are held personally. The will omits part of what was intended.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Como apresentar um pedido de retifica\u00e7\u00e3o&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applications are made under section 20 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 either by the executor named in the will, or by a beneficiary whose entitlement is affected by the alleged error. They are usually issued in the High Court (Chancery Division) or the specialist County Court list <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/base-de-conhecimentos\/quais-sao-as-obrigacoes-legais-dos-senhorios-quando-se-trata-de-lidar-com-a-humidade-e-o-bolor\/\">handling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/servicos\/direito-pessoal\/servicos-de-testamentos-e-sucessoes\/\">probate<\/a>, following the Civil Procedure Rules (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov.uk\/courts\/procedure-rules\/civil\/rules\/part57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CPR Parte 57<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outras partes interessadas - incluindo outros benefici\u00e1rios e membros da fam\u00edlia - devem ser associadas como partes ou, pelo menos, notificadas do pedido.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Que provas s\u00e3o necess\u00e1rias?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O formul\u00e1rio de requerimento deve ser apoiado por declara\u00e7\u00f5es detalhadas de testemunhas, incluindo notas de presen\u00e7a dos redactores do testamento, formul\u00e1rio de instru\u00e7\u00f5es assinado pelo testador, projectos de testamento anteriores, etc.  O testemunho do advogado ou profissional que redigiu o testamento original \u00e9 muitas vezes crucial. Pode ser requerido como testemunha, mesmo que n\u00e3o seja parte no processo.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>O prazo de seis meses&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lei \u00e9 clara: o requerimento \u201cn\u00e3o pode ser apresentado, salvo autoriza\u00e7\u00e3o do tribunal, depois de decorrido o prazo de seis meses a contar da data em que a representa\u00e7\u00e3o da heran\u00e7a foi exercida pela primeira vez\u201d.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isto significa seis meses a partir da data de concess\u00e3o da sucess\u00e3o - por exemplo, se a sucess\u00e3o for concedida em janeiro de 2024, o prazo \u00e9 julho de 2024, de acordo com&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/probate-forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gov.uk<\/a>&nbsp;orienta\u00e7\u00f5es.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>E se o pedido n\u00e3o for apresentado no prazo de seis meses?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/beneficiarios-em-falta-e-ordens-de-benjamim\/\">Missing<\/a> the&nbsp;initial&nbsp;six-month deadline under section 20(2) does not automatically bar a claim. However, the court\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/a-ronald-fletcher-baker-llp-e-a-selborne-chambers-obtem-autorizacao-para-recorrer-num-processo-relativo-a-premios-de-seguro\/\">permission<\/a> is then&nbsp;required.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ao decidir se concede autoriza\u00e7\u00e3o para um pedido tardio, o tribunal ter\u00e1 em conta:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dura\u00e7\u00e3o do atraso<\/strong>\u00a0- At\u00e9 que ponto nos \u00faltimos seis meses?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Motivos do atraso<\/strong>\u00a0- O erro s\u00f3 foi descoberto mais tarde?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Distribui\u00e7\u00e3o de bens<\/strong>\u00a0- A totalidade da heran\u00e7a j\u00e1 foi distribu\u00edda?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Preju\u00edzo para os benefici\u00e1rios<\/strong>\u00a0- As pessoas confiaram na distribui\u00e7\u00e3o existente?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No caso&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawjournals.co.uk\/wills-trusts-law-reports\/austin-v-woodward-anr-2011-ewhc-2458-ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Austin contra Woodward (2011)<\/a>, the rectification application was issued well after the six-month period,&nbsp;raising&nbsp;questions <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/sobre-nos\/\">about<\/a> intestacy. The mistake had only become&nbsp;apparent&nbsp;during estate administration.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O tribunal autorizou o pedido de retifica\u00e7\u00e3o tardia, sublinhando que:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>O objetivo primordial do Regulamento de Processo Civil \u00e9 apoiar a realiza\u00e7\u00e3o da justi\u00e7a\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>O erro foi genu\u00edno\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/seccao-28-a-utilizacao-crescente-de-provas-pre-gravadas-em-julgamentos-penais-parte-2\/\">Provas<\/a> of the deceased\u2019s wishes was strong\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>O deferimento do pedido de indemniza\u00e7\u00e3o daria efeito \u00e0s verdadeiras inten\u00e7\u00f5es do testador\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No entanto, os pedidos tardios de altera\u00e7\u00e3o de um testamento ap\u00f3s a morte de algu\u00e9m s\u00e3o discricion\u00e1rios e incertos. O tribunal tem autoridade legal para recusar a autoriza\u00e7\u00e3o, nomeadamente se&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>O atraso \u00e9 excessivo\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A heran\u00e7a foi totalmente distribu\u00edda\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>O deferimento do pedido causaria um preju\u00edzo significativo aos benefici\u00e1rios que agiram de boa f\u00e9\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Um aviso para os executores&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Os executores que distribuem a totalidade do patrim\u00f3nio antes de um potencial pedido de retifica\u00e7\u00e3o tardia ser resolvido arriscam-se a ficar pessoalmente expostos. Se o tribunal alterar posteriormente os termos do testamento, o executor poder\u00e1 ter de recuperar os bens dos benefici\u00e1rios - ou enfrentar responsabilidade pessoal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00c9 poss\u00edvel evitar os processos judiciais?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where the will is&nbsp;valid&nbsp;but its effect is unpopular or&nbsp;arguably unfair\u2014and no rectifiable \u201cerror\u201d can be shown\u2014beneficiaries may still choose to vary the <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/recursos-em-materia-de-imigracao-e-asilo-como-podemos-ajuda-lo-a-obter-o-resultado-que-deseja\/\">outcome<\/a> without going to court.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ato de altera\u00e7\u00e3o&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se todos os benefici\u00e1rios afectados forem:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adultos (a partir dos 18 anos), e\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have full mental <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/a-regra-de-ouro-e-a-capacidade-testamentaria\/\">capacity<\/a>, e\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Todos concordam com a altera\u00e7\u00e3o\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026they can sign a <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/base-de-conhecimentos\/o-que-e-uma-escritura-de-alteracao-de-um-testamento\/\">deed<\/a> of variation to redistribute the estate differently from the terms of the will.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Limita\u00e7\u00f5es dos actos de altera\u00e7\u00e3o&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uma escritura de altera\u00e7\u00e3o n\u00e3o pode ser utilizada para:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cRetificar\u201d o testamento no sentido jur\u00eddico, nos termos da sec\u00e7\u00e3o 20\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alterar a identidade dos executores (n\u00e3o \u00e9 poss\u00edvel efetuar uma altera\u00e7\u00e3o de executor desta forma)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Resolver problemas de validade do testamento (por exemplo, se o testamento n\u00e3o tiver sido testemunhado corretamente)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trata-se de um instrumento que permite aos adultos que o consentiram redistribuir voluntariamente a sua heran\u00e7a - e n\u00e3o um substituto da retifica\u00e7\u00e3o.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Retifica\u00e7\u00e3o vs Varia\u00e7\u00e3o: A diferen\u00e7a fundamental&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Retifica\u00e7\u00e3o<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Ato de altera\u00e7\u00e3o<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Faz valer a verdadeira inten\u00e7\u00e3o original do testador&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Reflecte a vontade atual dos benefici\u00e1rios vivos&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Requer ordem judicial&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Consensual - sem envolvimento do tribunal&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Deve provar o erro e o que se pretendia&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Todas as partes afectadas devem concordar&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aplica-se retrospetivamente a partir da morte&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Por raz\u00f5es fiscais, \u00e9 considerado como tendo sido feito pelo falecido se for feito no prazo de dois anos&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the issue is genuinely a mistake in recording what the testator instructed, seek legal advice about rectification first. If everyone simply wants a different outcome, a deed of variation may be more&nbsp;appropriate to&nbsp;resolve disputes without <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/etiqueta\/litigation-team-br\/\">litigation<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pr\u00f3ximos passos&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se acredita que um testamento cont\u00e9m um erro que n\u00e3o reflecte exatamente o que a pessoa que morreu pretendia, o tempo \u00e9 crucial. 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