If I want to write a new Will, what do i need to do with the original?
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If I want to write a new Will, what do i need to do with the original?
Asked on August 27, 2013 under Estate Planning, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
If you make a new Will, then it automatically takes precedence over your old Will (even if the standard language stating this is left out of the new one).
However, the fact is that you don't need to wait until you have a new Will in order to revoke an old one. You can do that by either tearing up the signed original document or by writing words such as "revoked" or "void" across all of the pages, or both.
Tricia Dwyer / Tricia Dwyer Esq & Associates PLLC
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
Hello. You should safekeep the original. At times, 'testators' (maker/writer/author of a will) will maintain more than one original. Some attorneys are available seven days for emergency legal needs. Many attorneys will confer initially at no charge. Then, if legal work is performed, some attorneys will provide a reduced fee for financial hardship. Some attorneys may also assist you in a limited scope manner to conserve legal costs. All the best.
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