The signed and filed will is the will. Period. If the executor does anything but follow the letter of the signed and filed will, the executor is violating the law and the door is open for lawsuits galore, and perhaps even for prosecution of the executor.
I’m surprised the attorney would suggest such a thing.
“The signed and filed will is the will. Period. “
Where did you get your law degree?
Fiduciary responsibility is a big deal in such matters.
” If the executor does anything but follow the letter of the signed and filed will, the executor is violating the law and the door is open for lawsuits galore, “
Law has determined that an unsigned may have priority.