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  2. Will and testament - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 December 2024. Legal declaration where a person distributes property at death "Last Will" redirects here. For the film, see Last Will (film). This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of ...

  3. Codicil (will) - Wikipedia

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    The codicil remained an entity distinct from a will (testament) to varying degrees throughout the Roman-influenced legal world. The concept of heredis institutio was part of the jus commune until modern times. [8] In the United States, United Kingdom and other British commonwealth jurisdictions, a codicil is a document that changes an existing ...

  4. Legal history of wills - Wikipedia

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    In Christian tradition, Eusebius and others have related of Noah's testament, made in writing, and witnessed under his seal, by which he disposed of the whole world. Additionally, wills are spoken of in the Old Testament (in Genesis 48), where Jacob bequeaths to his son Joseph, a portion of his inheritance, double to that of his brethren.

  5. Joint wills and mutual wills - Wikipedia

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    In Olins v Walters [2009] 2 WLR 1 C.A. [6] the Court of Appeal has held that although it is a necessary condition for mutual wills that there is clear and satisfactory evidence of a contract between the testators, it is a legally sufficient condition that the contract provides, in return for one testator agreeing to make a will in a particular ...

  6. Holographic will - Wikipedia

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    A holographic will, or olographic testament, [1] is a will and testament which is a holographic document, meaning that it has been entirely handwritten and signed by the testator. Holographic wills have been treated differently by different jurisdictions throughout history.

  7. Category:Wills and testaments by person - Wikipedia

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