Is a Will Better than Intestacy?

Professor Emerita Kris Knaplund of the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law recently published her article entitled Is a Will Better than Intestacy?, 92 U. Cin. L. Rev. 631 (2024).  “The article asks and answers 5 questions: Are deathbed wills rare, obviating the need for strict attestation requirements? Does having a will mean a shorter probate period than dying intestate? Less litigation? Fewer abandoned cases, because the testator has chosen the personal representative? These are all arguments of the fundamentalism crowd to encourage the probate of more wills.”