{"id":5530,"date":"2016-10-19T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5530"},"modified":"2019-12-18T14:09:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T21:09:01","slug":"executing-valid-will-part-1-testamentary-intent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/executing-valid-will-part-1-testamentary-intent\/","title":{"rendered":"Executing a Valid Will &#8211; Part 1 Testamentary Intent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">By:\u00a0 Matthew Stucki<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">Recently I met with an individual who wanted me to review his Last Will and Testament, which he had personally drafted himself. In our meeting, the individual indicated to me that he had looked up templates on the internet and picked out different sections of the template until he had everything that he wanted in his Last Will and Testament. He then signed the document that he had prepared, believing that he had a valid Last Will and Testament. This prompted a lengthy discussion regarding the steps required in executing a valid will.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">In order to execute a valid Last Will and Testament, there are several steps required. This blog post covers the first step, which is Testamentary Intent, with the reaming steps to follow in similar blog posts. Testamentary Intent in simple terms, refers to the Testator\u2019s intent, or the intent of the person executing the will, with respect to the document he is signing to function as his or her Last Will and Testament. If such intent is found, then the Last Will and Testament is said to have testamentary character.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/executing-valid-will-part-1-testamentary-intent\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Executing a Valid Will &#8211; Part 1 Testamentary Intent\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By:\u00a0 Matthew Stucki Recently I met with an individual who wanted me to review his Last Will and Testament, which he had personally drafted himself. 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