Sixteenth Century Statute Reviewed By Colorado Courts
JANUARY 29, 2001 VOLUME 8, NUMBER 31 Under English practice before the sixteenth century there were no standardized requirements for making a valid will. Disposition of a decedent’s property was determined by each court under local rules and customs, and the actual division was therefore unpredictable. Henry VIII approved Parliament’s “Statute of Wills” in 1540, […]
Will Was Not Revoked By Written, Signed “Revokation”
JULY 19, 1999 VOLUME 7, NUMBER 3 Jose C. Martinez lived and died in Belen, New Mexico. Mr. Martinez was the father of ten children, and in 1984 he had signed a will leaving his real estate to two of the children. In 1995, Mr. Martinez signed a document called “Revokation of Last Will and […]
Guardians Given Power To Seek Mental Health Care For Wards
MAY 10, 1999 VOLUME 6, NUMBER 45 Like many states, Arizona has long recognized two different kinds of guardianship. Most incapacitated wards have a guardian appointed pursuant to the Arizona version of the Uniform Probate Code, which is contained in Title 14 of the Arizona statutes. One of the principal limitations of the usual guardianship […]