Evans v. Palmour

Sears, Presiding Justice.

This appeal is brought from the probate court’s ruling upholding a 1990 will made in contemplation of a subsequent marriage. The relevant precedent of this Court, the relevant sections of the Georgia Code, and learned treatises on this subject all provide that when a will clearly states it is made in contemplation of a subsequent marriage and it is the testator’s intention that the will not be automatically revoked upon such marriage, the will is not revoked by operation of law when, after executing the will, the testator marries. Furthermore, having reviewed the…