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  2. Will and testament - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_and_testament

    v. t. e. A will and testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property (estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person (executor) is to manage the property until its final distribution. For the distribution (devolution) of property not determined by a will, see inheritance ...

  3. No-contest clause - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A no-contest clause, also called an in terrorem clause, is a clause in a legal document, such as a contract or a will, that is designed to threaten someone, usually with litigation or criminal prosecution, into acting, refraining from action, or ceasing to act. The phrase is typically used to refer to a clause in a will that threatens ...

  4. Joint wills and mutual wills - Wikipedia

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    Joint wills and mutual wills. Joint wills and mutual wills are closely related terms used in the law of wills to describe two types of testamentary writing that may be executed by a married couple to ensure that their property is disposed of identically. Neither should be confused with mirror wills which means two separate, identical wills ...

  5. Testamentary capacity - Wikipedia

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    Wills, trustsand estates. In the common law tradition, testamentary capacity is the legal term of art used to describe a person's legal and mental ability to make or alter a valid will. This concept has also been called sound mind and memory or disposing mind and memory.

  6. Holographic will - Wikipedia

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    Wills, trustsand estates. 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. For example, some jurisdictions historically ...

  7. Power of appointment - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A power of appointment is a term most frequently used in the law of wills to describe the ability of the testator (the person writing the will) to select a person who will be given the authority to dispose of certain property under the will. Although any person can exercise this power at any time during their life, its use is rare outside ...

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