Idaho Code § 15-2-509
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15-2-509 REVIVAL OF REVOKED WILL.
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PART 5.
WILLS
15-2-509. Revival of revoked will. (a) If a second will which, had it remained effective at death, would have revoked the first will in whole or in part, is thereafter revoked by acts under section 15-2-507 of this chapter, the first will is revoked in whole or in part unless it is evident from the circumstances of the revocation of the second will or from testator's contemporary or subsequent declarations that he intended the first will to take effect as executed.
(b) If a second will which, had it remained effective at death, would have revoked the first will in whole or in part, is thereafter revoked by a third will, the first will is revoked in whole or in part, except to the extent it appears from the terms of the third will that the testator intended the first will to take effect.
(c) Republication of a revoked will revives such will.
History:
[I.C., sec. 15-2-509, as added by 1971, ch. 111, sec. 1, p. 233.]
WILLS
15-2-509. Revival of revoked will. (a) If a second will which, had it remained effective at death, would have revoked the first will in whole or in part, is thereafter revoked by acts under section 15-2-507 of this chapter, the first will is revoked in whole or in part unless it is evident from the circumstances of the revocation of the second will or from testator's contemporary or subsequent declarations that he intended the first will to take effect as executed.
(b) If a second will which, had it remained effective at death, would have revoked the first will in whole or in part, is thereafter revoked by a third will, the first will is revoked in whole or in part, except to the extent it appears from the terms of the third will that the testator intended the first will to take effect.
(c) Republication of a revoked will revives such will.
History:
[I.C., sec. 15-2-509, as added by 1971, ch. 111, sec. 1, p. 233.]
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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