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.

Compliance with two-witness requirement not required where former fiancée seeking to probate a letter showed by clear and convincing evidence that testator intended it to be her will when she signed it.

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.