"Will" defined
KRS 394.010
in effect394.010. "Will" defined
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, "will":
(1) Means a last will or testament, codicil, appointment by will, writing in the nature of a will in exercise of a power, and any other testamentary disposition; and
(2) Includes a codicil and any testamentary instrument that merely appoints an executor, revokes or revises another will, nominates a guardian, or expressly excludes or limits the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate succession.
Effective: July 15, 2026
History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 123, effective July 15, 2026. -- Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 1 (1). -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4824.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57786Fetched: 10/20/2026