What happens to a will that has been tampered with written on? Is it still valid?
What happens to a will that has been tampered with written on? Is it still valid? Min Austria Assistant at Ascent Law LLC Will tampering is the act of intentionally changing a will to benefit someone else. Tampering with a will can include forging signatures on the document, tearing out a page, adding pages or even altering clauses in the document. It is important to note that a will can be altered by anyone. This means that if you make a new will, it is possible for your cousin to remove you as a beneficiary and add his girlfriend instead. The question is: Is this legal? The answer depends on whether or not the person who altered your will had testamentary capacity when they did it. Testamentary capacity refers to the ability to understand and make decisions about property ownership when you write your will. If someone alters your will when you are mentally incapable of doing so, the will cannot be legally enforced. So if you have Alzheimer's disease and give away all of your pr...