What is the best way to revoke a will and what will happen if the testator makes a new will but it is not possible to determine if the prior will was revoked.

What will be an ideal response?


The best way to revoke a will is to write a new will. Most wills expressly revoke the prior will by declaring that any prior wills and codicils are revoked. Failure to put such a clause in the new will may have the effect of making the new will a codicil of the old one

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