In the case text In re Estate of Duke,Irving prepared a holographic will in which he left all of his property to his wife,Beatrice.The will provided that,should Irving and Beatrice die at the same time,the estate was to be divided between two named charities.Beatrice died in July 2002 and Irving died in November 2007.The two charities and Irving's nephews disputed the distribution of the estate.What was the result?

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A)The court remanded to the trial court for it to consider extrinsic evidence to
ascertain Irving's intent.The court held,"[A]n unambiguous will may be reformed to conform to the testator's intent if clear and convincing evidence establishes that the will contains a mistake in the testator's expression of intent at the time the will was drafted,and also establishes the testator's actual specific intent at the time the will was drafted."

In the Case Text in Re Estate of Duke,Irving Prepared