Wills: Revocation: Loss of a Duplicate Will

Commentary: Contested Wills and Will Contests.

When disinherited heirs challenge a will drafted by a person suspected of having dementia, a legal battle may ensue. The "lucid interval," a brief return to competence from a state of dementia, has been invoked in years past to establish the validity of contested wills. Shulman et al., having reviewed the medical and legal literature, make a convincing argument that no such period of competence...

Withdrawing a declaration of will: Towards a framework for digital signature revocation

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Revocation of Endowment

Endowment under Islamic law is a permanent type of contract which cannot be revoked and it is a consensus among Shiite jurisprudents. It is a kind of contract which has been based upon a religious thoughts as well as provides great heavenly reward and includes social and economic effects. These are special characters which lead Endowment to be a more concrete contract with special imperative ru...

Dispensing with Wills' Act Formalities for Substantively Valid Wills

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