No will shall be received in evidence until it has been allowed and admitted to record by a District Court; and its probate before such court shall be conclusive, except as to the jurisdiction of the court, until superseded, reversed or annulled.
KRS 394.130
Will not admissible as evidence until probated -- Effect of probate
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Payne v. Chenault (1960)
Most recently applied in Mansfield v. Voedisch (July 1984)
Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra
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