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A minority of U.S. states (approximately 20 as of 2009), permit nuncupative wills under certain circumstances. Under most statutes , such wills can only be made during a person's "last sickness," must be witnessed by at least three persons, and reduced to writing by the witnesses within a specified amount of time after the testator's death.
Mutual wills are rare, and often another form of constructive trust is imposed (See Healey v Browne [2002] 2 WTLR 849). It is also noted (see Carnwath J in Re Goodchild ibid ) that a mutual will is a technical legal device requiring an intention to form a binding agreement and that this often differs from the "loose moral obligation ...
The right of bequest in these places was not assimilated to the general law until, for York, the passing of the Wills Act 1692 (4 Will. & Mar. c. 2) for the Province of York (other than the City of York) and the Wills Act 1703 (2 & 3 Ann. c. 5), for the City of York; for Wales by the Wills Act 1695 (7 & 8 Will. 3. c.
Wills also sometimes name a charity for a bequest without having money in the estate to cover the gift. That risks having money taken from heirs' portion to cover the gift.
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 ...
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