Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania

how do i set up a irrovocable will?


Asked on 2/01/16, 7:05 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

John Davidson Law Office of John A. Davidson

You can't a will can always be revoked by writing a new will.

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Answered on 2/01/16, 7:21 am

There is no such thing as an irrevocable will as noted by Attorney Davidson. In theory, you can always change a will up until the minute of death. However, you can create irrevocable trusts. These are for wealthy people who want to engage in sophisticated tax planning. I doubt that you would fall into this category as you would not be posting here if that was the case. In any event, you don't want an irrevocable document - once made, irrevocable means that it cannot be changed. Ever. It is not something which one enters into lightly without careful consideration with an estate planning attorney.

Something else is obviously going on and you have posted a nonsensical question instead of the real one. I suggest that you sit down with an estate planner and talk about your goals and let him/her guide you to the best estate planning vehicle to achieve those goals. If you are a putative beneficiary or perhaps a child caring for an elderly parent and are concerned about issues that may arise if your siblings are disinherited, then your parent would need to see an estate planning attorney to ensure that documents are done properly so as to make the possibility of a will caveat remote and unlikely to succeed.

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Answered on 2/01/16, 9:51 pm


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