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- Title
WILLS ACT FORMALITIES: HOW MUCH COMPLIANCE IS ENOUGH?
- Authors
Orth, John V.
- Abstract
This Article addresses the debate over whether a relaxation of Wills Act formalities, specifically the adoption of Langbein's harmless error rule, actually results in a reduction in the number of "valid" wills being denied probate due to noncompliance with required formalities. Responding to an article by Stephanie Lester in the Fall 2007 issue of this Journal, the author questions whether allowing courts to dispense with certain formalities on a case by case basis is preferable to the objective criteria the formalities provide.
- Subjects
FORMALITIES (Law); WILLS; PUBLIC records; INHERITANCE &; succession; LESTER, Stephanie; REAL property; PERSONAL property; LEGAL compliance; DEBATE
- Publication
Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Journal, 2008, Vol 43, Issue 1, p73
- ISSN
2159-4538
- Publication type
Article