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Monthly Archives: December 2024
1 ResultsCan a beneficiary under a Will sign as a witness to the same Will?
by: Jonathon Vander Zee, December 2, 2024
When executing a Will, one of the requirements is that two different people witness the testator sign the Will and then sign the will themselves as witnesses. This seems fairly straightforward, right? For example, where someone uses a lawyer to assist them with drafting their Will and visits the lawyer’s office to execute the Will,…read more