If my mother and her present husband created Wills together, can she change only hers?
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If my mother and her present husband created Wills together, can she change only hers?
Asked on April 24, 2013 under Estate Planning, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Yes: a person's will is her own, and regardless of whether it was created at the same time and in coordination/consulation with another person, a person is free to revoke or change her will whenever she wants to. She does not even need to tell him that she is doing this.
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