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 [...]
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Can a will that cannot be admitted to probate be used to revoke another will?
A will has to be filed for probate within four years of the death of the testator. If it is not, it can’t be filed and the law will treat the dead person as if he had died intestate, without a will. There are some exceptions to this but the general rule is that the [...]
Can you probate a will that has been revoked?
In some circumstances, the Houston Court of Appeals says you can. Once a will is revoked, it is revoked. It does not come back to life based on later events. The only way to bring the will back to life is to execute a new will with all of the formalities required by law. In [...]
