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Committee hears competing views on allowing audiovisual wills; estate lawyers warn of fraud risks
Senate Judiciary
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Summary
Senate Bill 411 would expand testamentary options to include audiovisual recordings in some circumstances; sponsors say it helps people who die suddenly without formal wills while estate‑law practitioners warned of deepfakes, AI voice fraud and urged adopting the Uniform Electronic Wills Act instead.
Senate Bill 411 would allow certain audio/visual testamentary statements to serve as wills or codify standards for electronic wills. Sponsor Senator Zollnikov said many Montanans die without properly executed wills and the change could preserve a testator's clear intent when…
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