South Carolina Statutes
§ 62-2-508 — Revival of revoked will.
(a)If a subsequent will that wholly revoked a previous will is thereafter revoked by a revocatory act under Section 62-2-506(a)(2) the previous will remains revoked unless it is revived. The previous will is revived if it appears by clear and convincing evidence that the testator intended to revive or make effective the previous will.
(b)If a subsequent will that partly revoked a previous will is thereafter revoked by a revocatory act under Section 62-2-506(a)(2), a revoked part of the previous will is revived unless it appears by clear and convincing evidence that the testator did not intend the revoked part to take effect as executed.
(c)If a subsequent will that revoked a previous will in whole or in part is thereafter revoked by another, later will, the previous will remains revoked
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Related
In Re Estate of Cumbee
511 S.E.2d 390 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 1999)
Patton Ex Rel. Estate of Diem v. Reames
611 S.E.2d 250 (Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2005)
White Ex Rel. Estate of Chapman v. Wilbanks
393 S.E.2d 182 (Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1990)
Legislative History
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014.
Nearby Sections
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§ 62-1-100
Effective date.§ 62-1-101
Short title.§ 62-1-102
Purposes; rules of construction.§ 62-1-104
Severability.§ 62-1-105
Construction against implied repeal.§ 62-1-106
Effect of fraud and evasion.§ 62-1-107
Evidence as to death or status.§ 62-1-108
Acts by holder of general power.§ 62-1-111
Authority to award costs and expenses.§ 62-1-112
Inherent power of court.§ 62-1-201
General definitions.§ 62-1-301
Territorial application.