Revoking a Will
MCA 72-2-527 — a later will that replaces it, or burning, tearing, canceling or destroying it on purpose
A will or any part of it is revoked by a later will that revokes it expressly or by inconsistency, or by an act on the will done with the intent to revoke it.
Who handles this in Montana: legal aid programs, lawyer referral and the state offices, listed in the Montana directory.
- Burning, tearing, canceling, obliterating or destroying the will or part of it is a revocatory act, whether or not it touched the words.
- Another person may do it in the maker's conscious presence and at the maker's direction.
- A later will that disposes of the whole estate is presumed to replace the earlier one rather than add to it.
Sources for this section (1)
- MCA 72-2-527 — Revocation by writing or act
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Montana attorney.