VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 48.050
Revocation
An earlier [will; codicil] can be revoked by:
(1) a properly executed later will of (name of decedent) that expressly revokes an earlier [will;
codicil]; or other writing of (name of decedent), executed in the manner in which a will is required
to be executed, that expressly revokes an earlier [will; codicil]; or
(2) [(name of decedent); (name of person acting in the decedent’s presence and by his direction)]
[cutting; tearing; burning; obliterating; cancelling; destroying; drawing lines through; intentionally
writing over the actual words of] the [will; signature on the will; codicil].
Nothing is effective as a revocation unless (name of decedent) intended it as a revocation.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
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