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Does a will supersede a deed?

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No. A will can only distribute property that was owned by the decedent at their time of death. If the testator conveyed property by deed prior to their death that property is now owned by the grantee in the deed even if the testator mentioned it when they made their will. A deed supercedes a will.

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