Many an attempt to make what appears to be a will unconventionally or informally falls short of a valid will becaus...
Armchair notepad memo ruled to be a valid will, just
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Valid wills can be made in unconventional and informal ways even by video, notepad memo or even on the back of an e...
DIY unsigned will: witness accounts differ but doc declared valid
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DIY wills often survive contests over their legal validity but invariably put the will-maker’s estate to enormous e...
DIY wills do battle: testator signs would-be witness’s name
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Wills – including DIY wills – are required to be signed, dated and formally witnessed. But what happens...
Statutory will claim: Testator hesitation may lead to government windfall
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The procrastination that accompanies the need to put one’s estate in order is notorious. Consider the case of a wea...
Will-maker forgets one big thing: court asked to validate unsigned will
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What happens if a will-maker goes to all the trouble of having his will duly witnessed but then omits to apply his ...