A new will automatically revokes a previous will unless there are very specific terms in the new will to continue to maintain terms in the old will. If a lawyer is holding a prior will that is now revoked because of a new one being made, it is usually wise to notify the lawyer holding the old will. That way the lawyer can take the old one out of safekeeping and return it to be destroyed.

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