Misspelled name on a will?

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emac0408

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Hello everyone,
I recently helped a friend create a will for her entire estate (located in Georgia). She has been estranged from her husband for almost 20 years and left the estate to me. In the will, I misspelled her husband's first name: "Lewis" instead of the correct "Louis." She has no previous marriages and no children. Is this misspelling a serious complication? Will he have grounds to contest the will? She hasn't seen or heard from him since he left her, and she really doesn't know where he is or what he's doing.

Thank you for any advice you can give me.
 
I strongly suggest that your friend speaks with an attorney. If they're still married, he can absolutely contest the will.

(Whether or not he'd be successful is a different matter entirely)

When someone has a considerable estate, it is always worth the cost of at least a few consults with an attorney!
 
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