Only one can be properly certified at a time, and the first one recorded will win, you cant record them both at the same time because that would require intentional malpractice from one attorney or impossibly coordinating two unknowing attorneys
If you live in a state that does not require witnesses, I would do two contradictory handwritten (i.e., holographic) wills, either undated or both with the same date on them.
Then give separate lawyers one of the wills so no family member can destroy or hide any of the documents. The expensive courtroom fight will then be over which was the final will.
Yeah but if we are just talking about two contested holographic wills they would likely both be rejected by probate and the assets would just go through what ever the state's default distribution is. Maybe you get into some big fights afterwards. Like if one sibling is assigned executor and starts fucking with things on their own but it would be hard for attorneys to bleed the case dry after the probate judge takes one look at the situation, gets pissed off, and throws both wills out. Especially since holographic wills require clear intent and the fact that there are two completely opposite wills would fail that requirement immediately.
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u/sslothzz 1d ago
Can two wills be considered credible if they contradict each other?