What Is the Legal Effect of a Testator Executing a Second

question 66

Multiple Choice

What is the legal effect of a testator executing a second will,when the testator already has an earlier existing valid will?

• A) The second will is invalid, unless the first will has been expressly revoked.
• B) The second will automatically revokes the first will.
• C) The presence of two wills invalidates both of them until one is revoked.
• D) The probate court will determine which of the two wills more accurately represents the desires of the decedent.
• E) The two wills are read together to the fullest extent possible, but where the wills are inconsistent, the second will controls.

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