How to make and have a certified copy of a wiil? Whats the difference between will and testament?
Can I hand write and notarize it. Its enough?
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The Last Will and Testament are one document (you are the testator). In the strictest sense, "will" is a general term, while "testament" applies only to dispositions of personal property (this distinction is seldom observed).
A hand-written Will is called "holographic".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/holographic...
In the United States, unwitnessed holographic wills are valid in around 30 out of the 50 states, and many states, for example New York, place tight restrictions on who may use a holographic will.
Get yourself a couple of witnesses and a notary - and check the statutes in your state.
http://www.lawchek.com/library1/_books/p...
State listing.
For anyone to answer this question, you need to say where you live (state or country will do fine). For instance, in Scotland, a will that is completely handwritten by the signer is legal without witnesses. I used to work in the Registers of Scotland and we once got a will written on the inside of a Corn Flakes packet. It was legally binding as he had written it himself, had declared that fact and had signed it. So the cat and dog home got a nice wee sum of money.
However, other jurisdictions have different rules and you must make yourself aware of them. Anything to do with wills is best handled through a lawyer. The lawyer's fees will be minute compared to the potential financial issues generated by a badly-written or executed will.
Maybe you can get a Justice of the Peace to certify it as a true copy. Best talk to your lawyer about it. Unless all you're leaving is the cornflakes box to your dog and cat.
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