Revocation of a previous will, when
An electronic will (a will made digitally) can cancel out an older will, either fully or in part. An electronic will can be canceled in three ways: by making a new will that replaces it, by signing a written paper saying it is canceled, or by physically destroying it on purpose. If someone made an electronic will but after they die nobody can find the will or a printed copy of it, the law assumes the person canceled it on purpose.
474.552. of a previous will, when — of revocation, when. — 1. An may all or part of a previous will.
2. All or part of an electronic will shall be by:
(1) A subsequent will that all or part of the electronic will expressly or by inconsistency;
(2) A written signed by the declaring the revocation; or
(3) A physical act, if it is established by a that the testator, with the intent of revoking all or part of the will, performed the act or directed another individual who performed the act in the testator's physical presence.
3. If there is evidence that a testator signed an electronic will and neither the electronic will nor a of the electronic will can be located after a testator's death, there shall be a presumption that the testator revoked the electronic will, even if no instrument or later will revoking the electronic will can be located.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2025 H.B. 754)
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