{"id":8077,"date":"2020-01-05T17:03:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T00:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/?p=8077"},"modified":"2020-01-03T17:04:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T00:04:43","slug":"can-a-suicide-note-be-a-valid-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/can-a-suicide-note-be-a-valid-will\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN A SUICIDE NOTE BE A VALID WILL?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Lane V. Erickson<\/a>, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney<\/p>\n

As an Idaho estate planning attorney, I often get phone calls from clients or potential clients who have questions. I do my best to answer these questions and try to help each individual out as best I can. However, answering questions is usually best done through our free 30-minute consultation, where we can actually spend time with a client face-to-face and can answer their questions about either estate planning, or probate. If you have questions of this sort, we encourage you to contact us for this free 30-minute consultation.<\/p>\n

Recently, I\u2019ve had a series of phone calls and questions come in randomly having to do with family members and other loved ones who have passed away by suicide. The circumstance leading to the question that I\u2019ve been asked is that the person who took their own life left a suicide note behind. The question I\u2019ve been asked is whether the suicide note can qualify as a valid last will and testament under Idaho law.<\/p>\n

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