Statute of Wills
| Act of Parliament | ||
 Commencement 1540 | | |
| Repealed | 1 January 1838 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other legislation | ||
| Repealed by | Wills Act 1837, s.2 | |
| Relates to | Statute of Uses | |
Status: Repealed | ||
The Statute of Wills or Wills Act 1540 (
The Statute of Wills created a number of requirements for the form of a will, many of which, as of 2023[update], survive in common law jurisdictions. Specifically, most jurisdictions still require that a will must be in writing, signed by the testator (the person making the will) and witnessed by at least two other persons. The Uniform Probate Code in the United States carries forward the two witness requirement of the Statute of Wills, at Section 2-502,[1] except that a document is valid as a holographic will, whether or not witnessed, if the signature and material portions of the document are in the testator's handwriting.[2] In England and Wales, the Statute of Wills was repealed and superseded by the Wills Act 1837.
References
- Notes
- ^ "Uniform Probate Code" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ Uniform Probate Code s. 2-502.
- Sources
- ISBN 0-7355-2437-8
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