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Double wills

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001745

Two separate wills made by two people, such as spouses, in which each names the other as the main beneficiary under a similar plan; another name for reciprocal wills. Unlike mutual wills, which rest on a binding contract not to revoke, double wills by themselves carry no such obligation, so either spouse can usually change their own will later.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001745
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "Two separate wills made by two people, such as spouses, in which each names the other as the main beneficiary under a similar plan; another name for reciprocal wills. Unlike mutual wills, which rest on a binding contract not to revoke, double wills by themselves carry no such obligation, so either spouse can usually change their own will later.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/double-wills/"
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