tdowd
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- New York
I finished my will and affidavit and gave it to my beneficiary. However, I notice the following wording mentioned on the Internet and think I might have done something wrong.
I didn't staple the will together with the affidavit. I just gave him the loose pagers held together with a paper clip. I didn't think I would be allowed to staple the will and the affidavit together.
Here is what I read on the Internet and don't know if it applies to me:
"Staple the affidavit to your will. If you ever make a new will, you should also redo your affidavit.
IMPORTANT: Don't remove the staples from the Will when making copies. Doing anything to the Will can be a reason to invalidate it. If the staples were removed, you must tell the Court in a signed and notarized affidavit why they were removed, where it has been kept since it was executed, and that you believe no substitutions or changes have been made since its execution."
Should I now contact my beneficiary and tell him to staple the affidavit to the will (staple in top left corner)? Doing so wouldn't invalidate the will? Would the 'court, etc.' accept the will if it is stapled to the affidavit?
I would think if NY wanted will/affidavit stapled, that could be done when the will/affidavit was brought into the court. But that is just my opinion.
I didn't staple the will together with the affidavit. I just gave him the loose pagers held together with a paper clip. I didn't think I would be allowed to staple the will and the affidavit together.
Here is what I read on the Internet and don't know if it applies to me:
"Staple the affidavit to your will. If you ever make a new will, you should also redo your affidavit.
IMPORTANT: Don't remove the staples from the Will when making copies. Doing anything to the Will can be a reason to invalidate it. If the staples were removed, you must tell the Court in a signed and notarized affidavit why they were removed, where it has been kept since it was executed, and that you believe no substitutions or changes have been made since its execution."
Should I now contact my beneficiary and tell him to staple the affidavit to the will (staple in top left corner)? Doing so wouldn't invalidate the will? Would the 'court, etc.' accept the will if it is stapled to the affidavit?
I would think if NY wanted will/affidavit stapled, that could be done when the will/affidavit was brought into the court. But that is just my opinion.
