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What are the requirements for a valid will?
What are the requirements for a valid will?
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  • All wills must be in writing. They can be written by hand, typed or printed.

  • The testator (person making the will) must sign at the end of the last page of the will.

  • The testator must sign all the other pages of the will.

  • The testator must sign the will in the presence of two or more competent witnesses.

  • The witnesses must attest and sign the will in the presence of the testator and of each other.

  • Wherever signatures are required, a full and normal signature must be attached and not mere initials.

  • Persons completing blanks in the will or signing as witnesses or the spouses of such people are disqualified from benefiting from the Will.

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