The testator is the individual who creates and signs a will, outlining how they wish their assets to be distributed upon their death. This role is pivotal, as it ensures their final wishes are ...

The testator is the individual who creates and signs a will, outlining how they wish their assets to be distributed upon their death. This role is pivotal, as it ensures their final wishes are ...

A testator is a legal term used to describe someone who died and left a will. A will is a legally binding document containing the testator's final wishes.

The executor of an estate has numerous responsibilities, including tracking estate documents, recording the testator's preferences, and identifying estate assets. With proper preparation, you and ...

Undue influence is one of the most common—and challenging—grounds for contesting a will or estate plan in Pennsylvania. It ...

In Estate of Luce, the court of appeals affirmed a trial court’s admitting a will to probate where the decedent did not personally sign it and only communicating his desires by blinking. No. 02 ...

Per stirpes is a legal stipulation that, should a beneficiary predecease the testator, the beneficiary's share of the inheritance will go to their heirs.

The testator drafts this document to make their wishes known after their death without the assistance of a lawyer. It does not meet the requirements of a formal will that has been signed by the ...

At first glance, that seems surprising since New Jersey's version of the Statute of Wills, like New York's, requires that wills be in writing, signed by the testator and by at least two ...

Analysis Why a Testator's Next of Kin Matters in Probate 6 minute read January 10, 2022 By Jeffrey M. Johnstone ...

The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that extrinsic evidence could be used to prove the validity of a will signed by the testator’s conservator under the conservator’s mistaken belief ...