Illinois § 5-10 Revocation

Illinois Statutes

§ 5-10 — Revocation

Illinois § 5-10

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicRIGHTS AND REMEDIES

Ch. 755ESTATES

Act 755 ILCS 6/Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act.

Art.Article 5 - Electronic Wills

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Bluebook

755 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5-10 (2026).

Text

(a)An electronic will may be revoked in the following ways:

(1)execution of a later will declaring the revocation;

(2)execution of a later will to the extent that it is inconsistent with the prior will; or (3) execution of a written instrument by the testator declaring the revocation.

(b)If there is evidence that a testator signed an electronic will and neither an electronic will nor a certified paper copy of the electronic will can be located after a testator's death, there is a presumption that the testator revoked the electronic will even if no instrument or later will revoking the electronic will can be located.

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(a) An electronic will may be revoked in the following ways: (1) execution of a later will declaring the revocation; (2) execution of a later will to the extent that it is inconsistent with the prior will; or (3) execution of a written instrument by the testator declaring the revocation. (b) If there is evidence that a testator signed an electronic will and neither an electronic will nor a certified paper copy of the electronic will can be located after a testator's death, there is a presumption that the testator revoked the electronic will even if no instrument or later will revoking the electronic will can be located.