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How to draw up a will?
Make a will
A will is an act by which the testator (the author of the will) defines to whom all or part of his property will be transferred after his death.
The holograph will must be fully written, dated and signed by the testator's own hand. The testator can give it to the notary, in a closed envelope and request that it be entered in the file of last will provisions.
Attention : no pre-printed document should be used to draw up a holograph will. The entire will must be written in the hand of the testator.
The authentic will is dictated to the notary by the person who wishes to draw up his will, in the presence of 2 witnesses. The notary reads it and then the testator signs it. If he cannot sign, the notary will mention it. The authentic will can also be drawn up in the presence of two notaries.
It is the will that offers the greatest security to the testator.
There are other types of wills: the international will and the mystical will, which are almost never used.
The holograph will must be fully written, dated and signed by the testator's own hand. The testator can give it to the notary, in a closed envelope and request that it be entered in the file of last will provisions.
Attention : no pre-printed document should be used to draw up a holograph will. The entire will must be written in the hand of the testator.
The authentic will is dictated to the notary by the person who wishes to draw up his will, in the presence of 2 witnesses. The notary reads it and then the testator signs it. If he cannot sign, the notary will mention it. The authentic will can also be drawn up in the presence of two notaries.
It is the will that offers the greatest security to the testator.
There are other types of wills: the international will and the mystical will, which are almost never used.
Good to know
you cannot make a will to 2. For example, you can't write a single will for yourself and the person you live with as a couple. Each member of the couple must draw up their will.
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