75-2-901 - Deposit of will with court in testator's lifetime.
75-2-901. Deposit of will with court in testator's lifetime.
A will may be deposited by the testator or the testator's agent with any court forsafekeeping, under rules of the court. The will shall be sealed and kept confidential. During thetestator's lifetime, a deposited will shall be delivered only to the testator or to a person authorizedin writing signed by the testator to receive the will. A conservator may be allowed to examine adeposited will of a protected testator under procedures designed to maintain the confidentialcharacter of the document to the extent possible, and to ensure that it will be resealed and kept ondeposit after the examination. Upon being informed of the testator's death, the court shall notifyany person designated to receive the will and deliver it to that person on request; or the courtmay deliver the will to the appropriate court.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 39, 1998 General Session