§ 31-5.4. Revocation by divorce or annulment; revival.
§31‑5.4. Revocation by divorce or annulment; revival.
Dissolution of marriage byabsolute divorce or annulment after making a will does not revoke the will ofany testator but, unless otherwise specifically provided in the will, itrevokes all provisions in the will in favor of the testator's former spouse orpurported former spouse, including, but not by way of limitation, any provisionconferring a general or special power of appointment on the former spouse orpurported former spouse and any appointment of the former spouse or purportedformer spouse as executor, trustee, conservator, or guardian. If provisionsare revoked solely by this section, they are revived by the testator'sremarriage to the former spouse or purported former spouse. (1953,c. 1098, s. 6; 1977, c. 74, s. 3; 1991, c. 587, s. 1.)