> [!info] Personal working space > This is my personal working space. The final version of this page is at: > https://atharkhan.com/glossary/will/ An estate-planning document that can direct property at death, nominate an executor, and nominate a guardian. It does not necessarily control every asset. ## Working notes [[Cal. Prob. Code § 6122]] generally revokes specified gifts and appointments involving a former spouse after divorce or annulment, unless the will provides otherwise. Legal separation is different. [[Cal. Fam. Code § 2040]] permits making, changing, or revoking a will during divorce, while other restrictions may still affect transfers and beneficiary designations. > [!tip] Guardian nomination > A nomination records a preference. It does not itself award custody or override a surviving parent’s rights.