Can a codicil revive a revoked will?
A codicil is an addition or supplement to a will. Someone may have been born or died since the original will was executed. A codicil is an easy way to make additions or deletions to a will without having to redo the entire will. However, the codicil has to be executed with the same formalities [...]
Proving a lost will was not revoked
I have discussed in another article the procedure for probating a lost will. To review the article, click here. One of the problems that arises when probating a lost will is that there is a presumption that the will has been revoked. When a will was last known to be in the decedent’s possession and [...]
Probating a lost will
Sometimes after a person dies, a will cannot be found. If there was a will but it just cannot be found, a “lost will” can be probated. For a discussion of the requirements of proving a loss will, click here. In a case involving a lost will, the Houston Court of Appeals held that a [...]
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