QUESTION
Can a person have more than one will?
Asked on Feb 20th, 2016 on Estate Planning - Illinois
2 ANSWERS
No - the last will is the one that control, as most if not all wills revoke all prior wills in their first paragraph, unless the later will is a codicil that only modifies portions of the earlier will.
Answered on Feb 25th, 2016 at 4:28 PM
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The most recent Will generally contains language that revokes the prior wills. Without such language the probate court will have to decide if the decedent's intent in creating the current Will was to supersede the earlier Will.
Answered on Feb 25th, 2016 at 9:36 AM