os/08/20LsSTUDY UNIT3Formolitiesintheexecutionof WillsFormolitiesDocumenl (Chopter 4)o FormolitiesPerson (Chopter 3)clTestomentoryCopocity" Ager:Menlol CopociiyFormolilies: UnderhondWilln StotutoryWilltr Section2(l )(o) ofWills ActSectionI of WillsAct, "Will"includescodicilor other testomentorywritingwiil:. Uniloterolvolunloryexpressionof the wishesof lheteslotor. ln olegollyprescribedwoy [section 2(l)(o)]. Thotdetermineswholmuslhoppentohispropertyofterhisdeoth0s/08/20LsFormqliliesSeclion2(l )(o). Sioned by testotor(or other person)ortheelcl. lnlhe preseneof lwoormole competenlwitnesses. \Milnessesmusteign. Testolor(or olherperson)mustsigneochpoge. lf signedby mork or olherperson - commissionerpluscerlificoleSiudvUnillhen6IIohdI2FormolitiesSeclion2(l )(o)Teslolor2 compelenlwilnesses. Teslolor:. 2 compelenlwilnesses.CommissionerSrldyUrilTh6me3IondLFormolitiesr: Seclion2(l )(o)Teslolor"someone":2compelenlwitnesses:. Commissioner0s/08/20rsFormqlitiesOoslhuizenvs DieWeesheer"othertestomentorywriting"lf Teslotordeolswithony ONEof thefollowingelementsinoseporotedocumentfhonhisWill:'Bequeothedproperty. Extent of lnterestinproperty. ldenlityofbeneficlorysludyUnrTEhe!l.ndl2FormolitiesExporle Dovies Wholislegol noture ofthe documentAleslomenlorydispositionmustldentify:. Propertybequeothed. Extenlof bequesl. ldentityof beneficiory/ncosu = involldSrdyUnirTh6m63 Idnd3 2Formolitieslncorporolion byrefelenceNotocceptedin ourlowThedocumentreferredtoMUSTcomply wilh section2(l )(o)0s/08/201sFormolitiesSIGNATURE- WHATS'udyUnrlhemellond!2FormqliliesSection I "sign"ond"signoture"'lncludesthemokingof initiols' And ONLYinlhe coseof lheTestotor, includes omorkNB:O Witnessesond commissionermustsign with "signolure"D Testotormoysignwith "signoture" or morkSrudyUdrTl'n63Idnd3 ?Formolities: Fullsignolure = "sign"lnitiolledsignolure =ttsigntt, lnitiolled lefiers =probobly "sign".. Full nomein lellers =proboblynol "sign": Whenisit "signoture"ondwhenisit "mork"?,' lt will beo "mork"whenit is not o"signoture"' Rickettsv Byrne(Nomeincopitollettersdoesnotconstltule"signoture"Test:Didthe personintendtosignSrudyUnrrIhem63 I.nd3 20s/08/20LsFormolitiesSIGNATURE . WHEREsrudyUnrlkme3I ond3 2Formolities,, Teslolormuslsignolthe endof thewill, Wilnessesmuslsignofler the leslolor,, Certificoleonywhere, Testotormustsignolllhepoges., Witnessesmustsignthelost poge - onywhere' Commissionermusi signoll the poges5rudyUnillMm63I ond3 2Formqlilies.. ttmorktt:ONLYleslqlorisqllowed to signwilh o mqrkCrossX, fingerprint,rubberslomp- RequiresCommissionerond.;Certificote. Rickettsv Byrne(Nomein copitollettersdoe5 nolconstituie"signoture"TeshDidlhepersoninlend tosignSrdyUilrft@3I ond3 20s/08/20rsFormolities. Whereis the endof the Will?Literolinterpretotion. Notol the botiomof the lost poge. BUT:wherethe writingendsSrudyUnilThem6IIond3 2Formqlilies:Kidwellvs TheMqsler. Tesiolor signedI7 cm below iheottestotionclouseondI 3 cmbelowthe signoture of thewitnesses' Mostersoysrnotsigned ot "end"'Court:Willis involid' Signoture of testotorrequiredos close cs possible loendof lhe written porl. Therefore,for leslotor,"end" is wherethe writtenportionendsondnotthe bottomof the poge.SrdyUnilThm63I ond3 2:Kidwellvs TheMoslerCriticism:Twoconfliclingprinciples:'Aim of legislotureto combot froud. Guording ogoinstexcessive formolismNBThiscosewosdecided BEFOREomendmentof Actos/08/20rsFormolitiesSIGNATURE .WITNE55E5s "dy Unirlheh63Id.dI2FormolitiesBOTHwitnessesmustsignin testotor'spresenceondeochothers'presencelliebenbergvslhe Mosler:. Witnessesmoy signonywhereon the lostpogeSrdyUnilTh6me3 Iond32muslsignofler lhe teslolor, Anywhereonlheloslpoge, Teslqlormuslsignollpogesin presence oflhe sqmewitnessesFormqlities.;AtleslotionclouseNotrequired"Thussigned on thisl Orhdoyof luly2O1 5 by theundersigned iestotor ondwitnesses in eochothers'presence"StudyUnrlrhehe31ond3 2os/08/20LsFormolitiess'udyUnilThemeJ IondI2Formqlities' Commissionermuslsignoll the pogesoftheWillExceptthepogecontoininghiscerlificoleMUSToffix certificoteon onypoge of lhe WillCertificote - requiresspecificconteni/notwordingd Sotisfiedof tesiotor'sIDo Document is Will oftesiotorCircumslonces:'Testotorsignswith o mork'Someonesignson beholf of testotorStidyUnlThmo3IondI2Formqlities7tSterbonvs DixonAttestotionclouseis otmost o recordof howtestotorondwitnessesintendedto signAttestotionclouseis notproofthot portiesinfoct executed lheWillin occordonce withtheintentionexpressed inthe soid clouse0s/08/20LsFormolitiesSOME PAGES VAILD?srdrunillhens!IondI2Formolities,Cqn o Willbeportiollyvolid?"; ln other words:only some pogesore involid?Technicollyspeoking,o WillsAct - if onepoge is involid,theentireWill is involidtr But:Courtsmoydecloreproperlyexecutedport,ovolid WillsludyUnllThmc3 Idd3 2FormolitiesCircumslonces:. Testotorsignswith o mork or' Someonesignsonbeholf of testotorWhen:'Preferobly:lmmediotelyot timeof signing' Also:As soon os possible(evenofterdeothoftestoior)Queslion:'Concommissioner olso beo witness?NO!sr|dy UhrThcm6JInndI2os/08/20rsRequiremenls:. lnvolidpoge mustcontoinonly non-essentiolmoiter. Dispositionsin the volidpori is not offectedbystipulotionsin the involidporl. Volid portmustcontointhe WHOLEof thedispositionsof thetesiotor'spropertyFormolitiestG;.y M'''*l-- c","-]. Willcontoinedproperlyexecutedpogesond pogestholwerenotproperlyexecuted. Bothpogescontoineddispositionsofproperty.lnvolidE;.tl=i-L-*;;lFirstpogeconloined oll thedispositionsSecondpogeconloined oppointment ofexeculorMulriple willsSrudyUnrlSene3Iond!2FormolitiesRickellsvs Byrne. PogeI signedby testotor ond2wilnessesond conloinedocompletedisposition. Poge2 signedbywilnesses,butte5totorwrote hisnomein full(notsignoture). Poge2conioined onlyollestotionclouseCourt:. lnorderfor pogeI tobe decloredoWlll, it hod to3tondos ocompletedisposition {i,e. contoinollthebequests)SrudyUnilTh6m3IoM3 2100s/08/201.sFormolitiessEcTroN2(t )CHECKLISTFormoliliesTeslolorsignedwilh ownsignolurellsthewillin documenforyform2.lsthelosl pogeof thewillsignedby thelestotorond2 wilnesses3. lsihe signotureof theteslotor os close ospossibleto theendof thewiil4. Didthetestotorsignoll other poges of theWill5. Werethelestotorondwilnesses presenttogetherwheneochsigned?6. Didthe witnessessign ofter thelestotorsrudyUnillhome3IondI2FormolitiesSECTION 2(1) notcomplied with?sEcTroN2(3)SrudyUnirlhme3Iond321,1