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Podcast Episode 336: Listen and Learn — Will Formation and Execution

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we explain the five requirements for a valid will, and analyze two hypotheticals to illustrate how courts determine validity.

In this episode we discuss:
  • The basics of will formation
  • The five elements of a valid will
  • What is a holographic will?
  • The “harmless error” rule
  • Two hypotheticals from previous California bar exams

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    Resources:
    • “Listen and Learn” series
    • California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2021
    • California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2006
    • Podcast Episode 27: Tackling and MEE Question: Wills and Trusts
    • Podcast Episode 326: Listen and Learn – Intestate Distribution (Wills and Trusts)
    • SpacedRepetition.com
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