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Sep. 9, 2026

Boyajian got it right. The Legislature should change the law

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Ben Schwefel

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<i>Boyajian</i> got it right. The Legislature should change the law

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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