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How to Ensure Your Will Is Not Invalid

Whether it’s the family home or a multimillion-dollar estate, you want to ensure your will correctly designate who inherits what asset. There’s a reason it’s called your last will and testament. It’s your final message for your family and friends to hear.
It’s interesting to note that in some states, a verbal will, under specified circumstances, is considered valid.
If you don’t destroy previous wills, there could be some confusion. But if your new will has specific language, you should be fine. That language is:
In most states, capacity demands that the testator knows at least two concepts.
First, that the testator knows the extent of their bounty (what they own), and second, they must understand the natural objects of their bounty (that is, the heirs and close relatives).
To do this, the influencer may use threats of physical force or isolation to sway the testator.
Once more, if challenged on these grounds, the challenger must prove clear and convincing evidence of this.

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