Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey

Re: Beneficiary PageChanged

Good Lord! No. if the facts are that the single page of the Will was changed, and the changes were NOT witnessed properly, then NO those changes are not valid.

a will done in 1966? there is a long story that goes with this, I am sure.

You need to get to a lawyer and get advice. This sounds like a first class mess.

Give me a call if you would like. I am in Hackensack, right across from the Bergen County Courthouse. I can speak to you on the telephone, but it will take more than just a brief telephone call to assist you with these issues.

My contact information can be obtained from the links below, just click on the Attorney Profile link. Let my secretary know you found me through LawGuru. This website, LawGuru, will NOT let me list my phone number in this response.

Disclaimer: Your question and any response does NOT create an attorney-client relationship between you and this law firm. You can not rely on the statements made by an attorney given over the internet. The response that you have received is based only on the small amount of information which you have provided. The exact facts of your situation, including facts which you have not mentioned in your question, may completely change the result for your situation.

Re: Beneficiary PageChanged

You can anticipate some problems due to the way this was handled. I have encountered this in the past. I suggest a new Will be made to avoid any problems.

Re: Beneficiary PageChanged

If part of the Will was 're-typed' and initialled as you say, then no, the changes to the Will would not be valid because the 'new' document was never properly witnessed, and possibly the entire Will might be invalidated as well.

You may need to file a complaint to have the court determine the testator's true intent..or possibly if the Will is deemed to have been revoked, then the estate would pass under the intestacy statute.