CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Death of a Spouse
......Wills & Trusts
.........Requirements For a Will
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Requirements for a formal will.

Unambiguous will may be reformed if clear and convincing evidence establishes it contains a mistake in expressing testator's intent when drafted and shows testator's actual specific intent at that time.

Probate court erred in admitting strange, suspect Berkeley will to probate where one witness signature couldn't be read or identified and there was no evidence of decedent's intent when he signed it.