Sec. 2509.
(1) If a subsequent will that wholly revoked a previous will is later revoked by a revocatory act under section 2507(1)(b), the previous will remains revoked unless it is revived. The previous will is revived if it is evident from the circumstances of the revocation of the subsequent will or from the testator's contemporary or subsequent declarations that the testator intended the previous will to take effect as executed.
(2) If a subsequent will that partly revoked a previous will is later revoked by a revocatory act under section 2507(1)(b), a revoked part of the previous will is revived unless it is evident from the circumstances of the revocation of the subsequent will or from the testator's contemporary or subsequent declarations that the testator did not intend the revoked part to take effect as executed.
(3) If a subsequent will that revoked a previous will in whole or in part is later revoked by another, later will, the previous will remains revoked in whole or in part, unless it or its revoked part is revived. The previous will or its revoked part is revived to the extent it appears from the terms of the later will that the testator intended the previous will to take effect.
History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code
Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)
Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)
386-1998-II-5 - Part 5 Wills, Will Contracts, and Custody and Deposit of Wills (700.2501...700.2519)
Section 700.2501 - Will; Maker; Sufficient Mental Capacity.
Section 700.2502 - Execution; Witnessed Wills; Holographic Wills.
Section 700.2503 - Writings Intended as Wills.
Section 700.2504 - Self-Proved Will.
Section 700.2506 - Choice of Law as to Execution.
Section 700.2507 - Revocation by Writing or by Act.
Section 700.2508 - Revocation by Change of Circumstances.
Section 700.2509 - Revival of Revoked Will.
Section 700.2510 - Incorporation by Reference.
Section 700.2511 - Testamentary Additions to Trusts.
Section 700.2512 - Events of Independent Significance.
Section 700.2514 - Contracts Concerning Succession.
Section 700.2515 - Deposit of Will With Court in Testator's Lifetime.
Section 700.2516 - Delivery of Will or Codicil by Custodian.
Section 700.2517 - Opening of Safe Deposit Box.