§ 3-6.7 — Revocation

New York § 3-6.7

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law EPT: Estates, Powers & Trusts
• Part 6: Electronic Wills
• Art. 3: Substantive Law of Wills

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* § 3-6.7 Revocation\n (a) An electronic will may revoke all or part of a previous will.\n (b) An electronic will is revoked by:\n (1) a subsequent will that revokes all or part of the electronic will;\n (2) removal of the electronic will from the custody of the New York\nstate unified court system by:\n (i) the testator;\n (ii) another person duly authorized by the testator as proved by at\nleast two witnesses, neither of whom shall be the person removing the\nelectronic will; or\n (iii) as otherwise authorized by the uniform rules of the surrogate's\ncourt; or\n (3) a writing of the testator clearly indicating an intention to\neffect such a revocation or alteration, executed with the formalities\nprescribed by this article for the execution and attestation of a will.\n (c) An electronic will may be removed from the custody of the New York\nstate court system by order of a court of competent jurisdiction which,\nif occurring during the lifetime of the testator, shall not be deemed a\nrevocation of the electronic will.\n * NB Effective June 10, 2027\n