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晚年结婚, 原有遗嘱还有效吗?维州婚姻对遗嘱的影响 | Marriage and Your Will in Victoria

  • October 28, 2026

Home " Legal blog " Wills and estates " 晚年结婚, 原有遗嘱还有效吗?维州婚姻对遗嘱的影响 | Marriage and Your Will in Victoria

在维州, 结婚一般会撤销原有遗嘱. 哪些条款仍然有效, 哪些失效, 以及婚前应该做什么.

很多伴侣同居多年后才决定结婚. 其中一方或双方往往早已立有遗嘱, 并在遗嘱中称对方为”我的伴侣”. 但很少有人意识到, 婚礼本身就会改变这份遗嘱.

一般原则: 结婚会撤销遗嘱

根据维州《1997年遗嘱法》 (The Wills Act 1997 (Vic))第13条, 立遗嘱人结婚时, 其原有遗嘱即被撤销. 这是自动发生的, 不需要撕毁文件, 大多数人也根本不会察觉.

婚后仍然有效的部分

维州对这一原则有所放宽. 原遗嘱中以下部分不会被撤销:

  • 给予立遗嘱人去世时的配偶的赠与;
  • 委任该配偶为遗嘱执行人, 受托人或监护人.

遗嘱的其他部分都会被撤销. 在重组家庭中, 最重要的条款往往正在其中: 给子女和孙辈的赠与, 给伴侣子女的赠与, 配偶先去世时的后备赠与, 以及委任配偶以外的任何人为遗嘱执行人.

这个缺口为什么重要

假设一份遗嘱把全部遗产留给伴侣, 并规定如果伴侣先去世, 则由双方家庭的子女继承. 结婚后, 给新配偶的赠与仍然有效, 但后备赠与可能已经失效. 如果配偶先去世, 或者两人相继去世, 遗产就可能按”无遗嘱继承”规则分配. 这些规则按固定公式执行, 并不承认未经领养的继子女或继孙辈.

如果原遗嘱委任了律师或朋友为遗嘱执行人, 这项委任同样会被撤销. 届时需要有人向法院申请遗产管理书, 费用和时间都会增加.

例外: 为结婚而订立的遗嘱

为与特定人士结婚而订立的遗嘱, 不会因该婚姻而被撤销. 在维州, 这种”预期结婚”的意图不一定要写在遗嘱里, 但事后再去证明, 很容易引起争议. 更稳妥的做法是在遗嘱中明确写明: 本遗嘱是为与某位指名人士结婚而订立的.

婚前应该做什么

  1. 检查双方现有的每一份遗嘱.
  2. 订立明确写明”为结婚而订立”的新遗嘱, 或在婚后尽快签署新遗嘱.
  3. 同时检查养老金身故受益人指定, 因为养老金不受遗嘱控制 (参见我们关于养老金受益人指定的文章).
  4. 办理持久授权书, 尤其是其中一方年纪较大或身体欠佳时 (参见我们关于股票, 资本利得税和持久授权书的文章).
  5. 如果任何一方有前段关系所生的子女, 应提前为可能的遗嘱争议做好准备 (参见我们关于重组家庭与遗嘱争议的文章).

How we can help

我们为晚年结婚的伴侣提供法律意见, 包括在澳洲及海外都有子女和资产的家庭. 我们可以审阅您现有的遗嘱和受益人指定, 并准备相互配合的新文件.

English version: Getting Married Later in Life? What Happens to Your Existing Will in Victoria.

繁體中文版: 晚年結婚, 原有遺囑還有效嗎?維州婚姻對遺囑的影響

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本文仅为一般性资讯, 不构成法律, 税务或财务意见. 文中所述为截至2026年10月的维多利亚州法律及联邦养老金与税务法律. 具体情况请咨询专业意见.

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