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title: "Record whether a revoked will is said to have been revived"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/check-whether-a-revoked-will-has-been-revived/united-states"
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practice_area: "Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession"
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lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
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# Record whether a revoked will is said to have been revived

> The rule is state law, and the lawyer must confirm which state's law governs. For example, Florida Statutes s 732.508 provides that revoking a will that revoked an earlier will does not revive the earlier will.…

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | The rule is state law, and the lawyer must confirm which state's law governs. For example, Florida Statutes s 732.508 provides that revoking a will that revoked an earlier will does not revive the earlier will. From the will file, list the revoked will or part, and any later revocation of the will that revoked it, or any revocation of a codicil. Leave blank whether it is revived. |
| What the lawyer must review | The rule is state law, and the lawyer must confirm which state's law governs. For example, Florida Statutes s 732.508(1) says the testator's revocation of a will that revokes a former will does not revive the former will, even if the former will still exists. Subsection (2) says revocation of a codicil does not revoke the will, and, absent evidence to the contrary, it is presumed that the testator intended to reinstate the provisions the revoked codicil had changed, as if that codicil had never been executed. The tool lists the documents. It does not decide that a will was revived and it does not construe the later instrument. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check whether a revoked will has been revived](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/check-whether-a-revoked-will-has-been-revived.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: The rule is state law, and the lawyer must confirm which state's law governs. For example, Florida Statutes s 732.508 provides that revoking a will that revoked an earlier will does not revive the earlier will. From the will file, list the revoked will or part, and any later revocation of the will that revoked it, or any revocation of a codicil. Leave blank whether it is revived.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Wills, intestacy and probate are state law; confirm the governing state before relying on this.
- The Florida example is 2025 Florida Statutes text. The Senate site says the text is unverified. Another state's statute was not opened.
- Revoking a later will does not, by itself, revive the earlier will. A codicil presumption is for the lawyer, and only if there is no contrary evidence.

## Sources

- [Florida Statutes section 732.508, Revival by revocation](https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/732.508) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*