Trusts & Estates
Jul. 12, 2006
Witnesses Must Sign Will While the Testator Is Alive
Focus Column - In the Estate of Saueressig (June 22, 2006), the state Supreme Court reversed the 2nd District Court of Appeal and determined that the signature of an attesting witness to a will must be affixed prior to the date of death.
Focus Column
In the Estate of Saueressig (June 22, 2006), the state Supreme Court reversed the 2nd District Court of Appeal and determined that the signature of an attesting witness to a will must be affixed prior to the date of death.
At the time that the matter was first raised in the trial court in Los Angeles, the petition for probate of will was denied because only one attesting witness signed the will. ...
In the Estate of Saueressig (June 22, 2006), the state Supreme Court reversed the 2nd District Court of Appeal and determined that the signature of an attesting witness to a will must be affixed prior to the date of death.
At the time that the matter was first raised in the trial court in Los Angeles, the petition for probate of will was denied because only one attesting witness signed the will. ...
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