Revocation and Revival
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 56 Cal. App. 4th 235 - De Paul v. Irwin (1997)
Most recently applied in 56 Cal. App. 4th 235 - Estate of Anderson (July 1997)
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
A will or any part thereof is revoked by any of the following:
(a) A subsequent will which revokes the prior will or part expressly or by inconsistency.
(b) Being burned, torn, canceled, obliterated, or destroyed, with the intent and for the purpose of revoking it, by either (1) the testator or (2) another person in the testator’s presence and by the testator’s direction.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.