How to make a home testament

Then we will explain how you can make a will, firstly it should be clear that it is NOT worth making a document in any way and signing it so that it is valid as a will, you must follow a series of very important steps so that a testament made at home or the hospital is valid. Before starting it is worth remembering that it is a testament " a very personal, revocable and free act, by which a capable person disposes of his assets and rights, and declares or fulfills duties after his death ." These are the steps to follow to make a home testament . You can also have more information in the article that talks about the certificate of last wills.

Steps to follow:

one

The will at home, hospital or any other place that is not a Notary requires to be written in the presence of five witnesses or at least three, (if possible written by the testator himself or one of the witnesses), all of them must sign the document . If the testator and the witnesses can not write, it can be done verbally. The witnesses must be present with the documentation in order (Spanish or national of the country in question or in any case people with legal documentation of residence in the country that you are making the will). It is important that people who act as witnesses are not direct relatives involved in the will, for example, people such as a police officer, doctor or priest can give greater accuracy and authenticity to the document.

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The testament made at home, hospital or geriatric should not be made by hand, the only thing that at the end of the document must be signed by hand (specifically, a pen). In addition to the signature, which is recommended on all pages of the document, you must place the fingerprint, the finger as you get used to in your country, usually the right thumb or both thumbs.

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The testament must begin :

" Name and surname, nationality, adult, holder of ID, card or identity document they use, marital status, address ..., and civilly competent, in full use of my intellectual faculties, (physical if you have them or another writes for him), and in legal capacity to test, I formulate my testament in the terms that I indicate or detail below: "

And they begin to write the wills in the home testament .

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You will not be able to make a will at home if:

You are underage
If you have a mental disability (in these cases, the judges will determine the state of interdiction)
Persons under a clear effect of alcohol, drugs or other drugs that alter the rationale of the testamentary.

In the event that it is proved that the will has been made in any of these cases, a judge may invalidate it.

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After the introduction the testament can be simple if there is a universal heir and the text that we would put in the will made at home:

"It is my will to establish as my sole and universal heir to Pepito Perez Blanco, with DNI or identification document XXXXXX (if you do not know) it is better to say some characteristic of Pepito Perez so that there is no doubt who is the person who inherited all you come. "

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Testament abroad, if you can do the only thing that must be done in compliance with the formalities of the country in which you are, since to be valid in that place, it will also be in your country.

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In the event that the testament does not have a Universal heir, the following heirs will be appointed:

Heirs (person or persons who acquire on a universal basis the assets, rights and actions of the testator upon the occurrence of death)
Legatarios (person or persons to whom the testator disposes to leave a specific property or group of goods)
Substitutes: to mention the substitutes of the heirs and designated legatees, in the event that the first ones die before or simultaneously with the testator, repudiate or are subject to some inability to inherit
Executor (administrator of the assets that make up the hereditary estate, until adjudication)

All of them must be identified with their first and last names and the relationship they have with the testator.

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