Review a will a client drafted with ChatGPT
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Compare the AI-drafted will against formal-validity requirements and ambiguity risks.
- What the lawyer must review
- Lawyer redrafts; AI wills often fail on execution and gifts that adeem or lapse.
- Written for / version
- Written for Australia
The work product
Forum. Australia
Produce. Review a will a client drafted with ChatGPT
Have ready. Maddocks: estate planning and AI; Solomon Hollett: perils of an AI will; The matter instructions and the documents the output will rely on..
Example of the limit. Stop before the result is filed, sent or relied on. Lawyer redrafts; AI wills often fail on execution and gifts that adeem or lapse.
Stop and hand it back when
- The cited source is not the instrument that applies to this forum or this date.
- The output states a fact, date, citation, figure or commitment that is not in the instructions or the source.
- The responsible lawyer has not approved the exact output for its intended use.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-10.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Compare the AI-drafted will against formal-validity requirements and ambiguity risks. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
- Lawyer redrafts; AI wills often fail on execution and gifts that adeem or lapse.
- Compare the output with the source and the instructions, including material the output left out.
- The responsible lawyer approves the exact output for its intended use, or sends it back.
Sources
- Maddocks: estate planning and AI · 2026-10-10
- Solomon Hollett: perils of an AI will · 2026-10-10
Suggested working checks from the linked public sources. Read the source and confirm it applies to this forum and this date. The checks do not approve software or record that the work is done.