Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Alabama

if a person gives something away before they die that was in a will, what happens to the one given something


Asked on 6/30/11, 9:37 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
William Nolan Nolan Elder Law LLC

If the item is no longer owned by the testator (the one who has died) at his death, the bequest lapses. In other words, you can't give away in a will that which you no longer own.

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Answered on 6/30/11, 9:47 am


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