{"id":5532,"date":"2016-10-20T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5532"},"modified":"2019-12-18T14:09:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T21:09:02","slug":"executing-valid-will-part-2-testamentary-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/executing-valid-will-part-2-testamentary-capacity\/","title":{"rendered":"Executing a Valid Will &#8211; Part 2 Testamentary Capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">By Matthew Stucki<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">This is the second of four parts discussing the execution of a valid Last Will and Testament. If you recall, the first step in executing a valid will requires the person executing the will, the Testator, to have Testamentary Intent. The second part, which is the discussion for this post, deals with the requirement of Testamentary Capacity.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">As people are living longer, it seems that more and more individuals are having to deal with the effects of dementia and memory loss. Depending on the severity of one\u2019s mental condition, signing a Last Will and Testament may be out of the question. Under the law, a person must have Testamentary Capacity in order to execute a Last Will and Testament. However, judging one\u2019s capacity can be difficult.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/executing-valid-will-part-2-testamentary-capacity\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Executing a Valid Will &#8211; Part 2 Testamentary Capacity\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Matthew Stucki This is the second of four parts discussing the execution of a valid Last Will and Testament. 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