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2. Codicil (will) - Wikipedia

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   A codicil is a testamentary or supplementary document similar but not necessarily identical to a will.The purpose of a codicil can differ across jurisdictions.It may serve to amend, rather than replace, a previously executed will, serve as an alternative or replacement to a will, or in some instances have no recognized distinction between it and a will.

3. Attestation clause - Wikipedia

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   Attestation clause. In the statutory law of wills and trusts, an attestation clause is a clause that is typically appended to a will, often just below the place of the testator 's signature. It is often of the form signed, sealed, published, and declared, [1] a legal quadruplet.

4. Will and testament - Wikipedia

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   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 and ...

5. 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 ...

6. Oral will - Wikipedia

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   Criminal law. Evidence. v. t. e. An oral will (or nuncupative will) is a will that has been delivered orally (that is, in speech) to witnesses, as opposed to the usual form of wills, which is written and according to a proper format. A minority of U.S. states (approximately 20 as of 2009), permit nuncupative wills under certain circumstances.

7. 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 ...