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I would like to know if your last will and testament is legal from state to state. Have will made and executed in NJ and moved to Ca. do we have to make new wills; in the meantime are curr
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wills and moving
posted at May 7, 2012 12:39 PM EDT
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I would like to know if your last will and testament is legal from state to state. Have will made and executed in NJ and moved to Ca. do we have to make new wills; in the meantime are current wills legal and binding? |
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Re: wills and moving
posted at May 7, 2012 9:31 PM EDT
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First: November 27, 2011 Last: May 18, 2013 |
Good Question - and I don't know. Probate can be different from state to state. As long as your will is legal in the state where it was prepared, I would THINK that it would be legal in another state. I'm sure you can find an answer on the internet but will it be the right answer! Why don't you check with the legal person that prepared your will and come back and let us all know what they said. |
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Re: wills and moving
posted at November 27, 2012 10:54 AM EST
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A will that is validly executed according to the laws of the state it was executed in is valid when one moves to another state and can be probated in the new state's probate court. It is more difficult to probate an out of state will because it will have to be verified that is was validly executed in the original state, but it is not impossible. A new will in the new state would make probate easier on a personal representative. Evan Guthrie Law Firm 164 Market Street Suite 362 Charleston SC 29401 843-926-3813 |
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