In re Estate of Blais

Supreme Court of Vermont
In re Estate of Blais, 155 Vt. 650 (Vt. 1990)
583 A.2d 1275; 1990 Vt. LEXIS 240

In re Estate of Blais

Opinion of the Court

The requirement of signatures of three attesting witnesses for a valid will under 14 V.S.A. § 5 is in accord with the United States Constitution, which leaves to the states to determine the requirements for testamentary transfers. United States v. Fox, 94 U.S. 315, 321 (1876). The requirement of three witnesses, though less common than the requirement of two, is a matter of legislative, not judicial, concern. See In re Wilson’s Estate, 119 N.H. 425, 426, 402 A.2d 197, 198 (1979).

Affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
In re ESTATE of Raymond A. BLAIS
Status
Published