{"id":535,"date":"2012-09-20T11:36:06","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T15:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dev.atiqbd.com\/old-will-missing-assets-still-valid\/"},"modified":"2012-09-20T11:36:06","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T15:36:06","slug":"old-will-missing-assets-still-valid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/old-will-missing-assets-still-valid","title":{"rendered":"Is a 15-Year-Old Last Will and Testament Listing Assets No Longer a Part of the Estate Still Valid?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Last Will &#038; Testament does not need to list specific assets correctly to be valid, nor does the age of the Will have much to do with its authenticity or validity. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Many wills provide bequests that are general in nature. 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