Does a will override a deed
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Does a will override a deed
If I was deeded property and a will was found will that deed be override
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Asked on February 5, 2019 under Estate Planning, Alabama
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
A Will can only convey that which the testator (the maker of the Will), owns at the time of their death. Accordingly, if a property was bequeathed to someone in a Will but was previously deeded to someone else, then the deed controls. The benefciairy has no rights to the property.
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