Law applicable to electronic will; principles of equity · as in force on May 31, 2026
* § 3-6.3 Law applicable to electronic will; principles of equity
An electronic will is a will for all purposes of the law of this state. The law of this state applicable to wills and principles of equity apply to an electronic will, except as modified by this act.
* NB Effective December 12, 2027
An electronic will is a will for every purpose of New York law. ★ Ordinary New York will law and equitable principles apply unless the Electronic Wills Act changes them. Effective December 12, 2027.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Surrogate's Court in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Surrogate's Court: Court Rules & the EPTL; Volume 5 — Your Career: Surrogate's Court in Plain English.