Is there a time limit for a will to be read
Full Question:
My father died over three years ago in Ohio. We (the children) know there was an original will, but we think he changed it. His surviving wife has told us there is no will. If there is a will, is there a statute of limitations for it to be read? What would happen if there is a will and anything left to the children is gone now?
10/17/2007 |
Category: Wills and Estates |
State: Pennsylvania |
#10465
Answer:
2107.26 Lost, spoliated, or destroyed wills may be admitted to probate.
When an original will is lost, spoliated, or destroyed before or after the death of a testator, the probate court shall admit the lost, spoliated, or destroyed will to probate if both of the following apply:
(A) The proponent of the will establishes by clear and convincing evidence both of the following:
(1) The will was executed with the formalities required at the time of execution by the jurisdiction in which it was executed.
(2) The contents of the will.
(B) No person opposing the admission of the will to probate establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the testator had revoked the will.
