How does a testator’s subsequent marriage generally affect a will? A subsequent divorce?
What will be an ideal response?
The testator’s subsequent marriage is largely a matter of state statute. The marriage may have no effect, revoke the entire will, revoke it only if a child is born of the marriage, revoke provisions benefiting a former spouse or have no effect at all. A subsequent divorce usually revokes the bequest to the former spouse. In some states however, it will affect the revocation of the entire will, while in others, it has no effect at all and the former spouse will still be considered a beneficiary.
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