{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-257","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-257","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 45-162). Revocation of will.","body":"Except as provided by sections 45a-257a to 45a-257d, inclusive, a will or codicil shall not be revoked in any other manner except by burning, cancelling, tearing or obliterating it by the testator or by some person in the testator's presence by the testator's direction, or by a later will or codicil.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 802a*. WILLS: EXECUTION AND CONSTRUCTION","PART II. REVOCATION, CONSTRUCTION OF WILLS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802a.htm#sec_45a-257","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"694dd8f37cf7bca34a97f17ae847992f38e932d299303047ac27ff0bcd692a5b","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-252-to-45a-256","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-257a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}