Sep. 9, 2026
Boyajian got it right. The Legislature should change the law
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Nearly every trust and estate attorney in this state now knows what happened when Layla Boyajian attempted to revoke her will through a separate, stand-alone document. (Estate of Boyajian (2025) 112 Cal.App.5th 843.) The more interesting question may be why the Fourth District concluded it could not honor the decedent's intent: an intent the trial court found had been established by clear and convincing evidence.
Probate Code section 6120 prov...
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