Walk It Through: The Will in the Drawer
A will found in a desk, thirty days to bring it to court, two witnesses, and a marriage that came after it.
Cleaning out an aunt's apartment, a niece finds a signed will in a desk drawer.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A found will. A contest over capacity or undue influence, a will made in another state and military wills are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.