Delaware Code

12 Del. C. § 208 (2026)

Revocation of wills generally

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A last will and testament, or any clause thereof, shall not be altered, or revoked, except by canceling by the testator, or by some person in the testator’s presence and by the testator’s express direction, or by a valid last will and testament, or by a writing signed by the testator, or by some person subscribing the testator’s name in the testator’s presence and by the testator’s express direction, and attested and subscribed in the testator’s presence by 2 or more credible witnesses; but this clause shall not preclude nor extend to an implied revocation.

Code 1852, §  1652;  Code 1915, §  3250;  Code 1935, §  3715;  12 Del. C. 1953, §  109;  59 Del. Laws, c. 384, §  1;  70 Del Laws, c. 186,, §  1; 
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: In re Est. of Robert Marchlewicz, aka Bobby Marshall (Del. Ch. 2026).
In re Est. of Robert Marchlewicz, aka Bobby Marshall (Del. Ch. 2026). “See also 12 Del. C. § 208. 36 Will at 2. C.A. No. 2025-1113-DG June 16, 2026 Page 8 of 12 addition on page three of the Will, devises Decedent’s personal WSFS checking account to Petitioner.”
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