My dad made a duplicate will when he couldn’t find his first will. Later, we found his first will in his closet. What should he do with the two identical wills? He wants to keep the first will. Please advise.Your dad may tear, burn, cancel or destroy the subsequent will if your dad intends to revoke it. The relevant law in this scenario would be- Cal Prob Code § 6121 which reads-
“A will executed in duplicate or any part thereof is revoked if one of the duplicates is burned, torn, canceled, obliterated, or destroyed, with the intent and for the purpose of revoking it, by either (1) the testator or (2) another person in the testator's presence and by the testator's direction.”
