In Re Estate of Signore

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• concluding that a joint will was not a joint and mutual will, rendered irrevocable by the death of the first spouse, due to clause stating that a document was the couples’ “ ‘Last Will and Testament, with full reservation by both or either of us to change the terms hereof at any time’ ”
• courts review the language of a will to determine what was intended by the testator or testators
• courts review the language of a will to determine what was intended by the testator or testators
• although it has been stated that a joint will between husband and wife raises a presumption that the will was executed pursuant to a contract not to revoke, later decisions have been reluctant to allow the presumption to be sufficient in itself
• although it has been stated that a joint will between husband and wife raises a presumption that the will was executed pursuant to a contract not to revoke, later decisions have been reluctant to allow the presumption to be sufficient in itself

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