2025 Session
Last amended: 1935 session
§ 525.242 — Secondary Evidence
Plain-Language Summary
If no witnesses to a will are available to testify in Minnesota, the court can accept other evidence to prove the will is valid, including handwriting samples from the person who wrote the will and the witnesses.
525.242 SECONDARY EVIDENCE.
If no subscribing witness competent to testify resides in the state at the time appointed for proving the will, the court may admit the testimony of other witnesses to prove the capacity of the testator and the execution of the will, and as evidence of such execution may admit proof of the handwriting of the testator and of the subscribing witnesses.
History:
History: History: (8992-55) 1935 c 72 s 55
Practical Notes
Relevant when trying to prove a will is valid but the original witnesses cannot be found.