15-2-501 Who May Make a Will
15-2-502 Execution
15-2-503 Holographic Will
15-2-504 Self-Proved Will
15-2-505 Who May Witness
15-2-506 Choice of Law as to Execution
15-2-507 Revocation by Writing or by Act
15-2-508 Revocation by Divorce — No Revocation by Other Changes of Circumstances
15-2-509 Revival of Revoked Will
15-2-510 Incorporation by Reference
15-2-511 Testamentary Additions to Trusts
15-2-512 Events of Independent Significance
15-2-513 Separate Writing Identifying Bequest of Tangible Property
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Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 15 > Chapter 2 > Part 5 - Wills

  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper, alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto; or, alternatively, the seal may be the mark of a rubber stamp providing substantially the same information as the impression. See Idaho Code 73-111
  • Sign: means , with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
    • Idaho Code 15-2-1102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Idaho Code 15-2-1102
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustor: The person who makes or creates a trust. Also known as the grantor or settlor.
  • Will: includes a codicil and any testamentary instrument that merely appoints an executor, revokes or revises another will, nominates a guardian, or expressly excludes or limits the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate succession. See Idaho Code 15-2-1102