Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania

is a will that was written in new york valid in pa.


Asked on 11/27/10, 4:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

You do not provide enough information and I really need to see the will that was written in New York. Assuming that the will was valid in New York and was properly witnessed and notarized then it should be upheld by Pennsylvania. Below is the PA Statute:

20 Pa.C.S.A. � 2504.1

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes Currentness

Title 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries (Refs & Annos)

Chapter 25. Wills (Refs & Annos)

� 2504.1. Validity of execution

A will is validly executed if executed in compliance with section 2502 (relating to form and execution of a will), or in compliance with the law of the jurisdiction where the testator was domiciled at the time of the execution of the will or at the time of his death.

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Answered on 1/13/11, 1:58 pm


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