Will Written On Tablet Device Found Valid in Ohio

 An Ohio probate judge held that a willdrafted on an electronic tablet that was both signed and witnessed was valid.The court reasoned that the law recognized holographic wills and that theelectronic will met all the attestation requirements necessary for a validwill. 

Javier Castro refused a blood transfusion basedon religious reasons. Without the transfusion, he was going to die. In thehospital, Castro wanted to draft a will but did not have a pen or paper so hedrafted his will on an electronic tablet and had his brothers serve aswitnesses to the will. 

See Neil Guthrie Ohio Judge Says Electronic Will is Valid, Mondaq,  Aug. 23, 2013.

Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.