{"id":756,"date":"2014-07-15T21:56:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T21:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/?p=756"},"modified":"2014-07-14T17:02:22","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T17:02:22","slug":"if-i-am-divorcing-my-spouse-can-i-create-a-new-will-to-exclude-that-spouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/if-i-am-divorcing-my-spouse-can-i-create-a-new-will-to-exclude-that-spouse","title":{"rendered":"If I am Divorcing My Spouse, Can I Create a New Will To Exclude That Spouse?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many states have laws that prevent one spouse from disinheriting another spouse within a Last Will and Testament. As such, it may be wise to wait until the Divorce proceedings are finalized to create a new Last Will and Testament. <\/p>\n

To create a Last Will and Testament document in a step-by-step way, see the easy-to-use software from Standard Legal<\/a> to ‘Answer Questions, Get Documents’. TM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many states have laws that prevent one spouse from disinheriting another spouse within a Last Will and Testament. 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