If my second will is destroyed, will it revive my first will?
Full Question:
I made a will in 2010. Later, in 2015, I made another will, revoking the one made in 2010. What I would like to know is, if my second will is destroyed, will it revive my 2010 will? I live in Ohio.
02/15/2017 |
Category: Wills and Estates |
State: Ohio |
#32203
Answer:
The relevant statutory provision is ORC Ann. 2107.38. It reads:
“If a testator executes a second will, the destruction, cancellation, or revocation of the second will shall not revive the first will unless the terms of the revocation show that it was the testator's intention to revive and give effect to the testator's first will or unless, after the destruction, cancellation, or revocation of the second will, the testator republishes the testator's first will.”