These instructions will detail the formalities required to sign your will to make it legally binding.
This process is known as ‘execution’.
These witnesses can be related to each other or two strangers.
They can be friends or neighbours of the testator.
They must be impartial to the will and must not benefit from it. They cannot be beneficiaries under the will and any gifts made to them under the will will be void.
They should not be a partner or spouse of anyone who inherits under the will.
The witnesses must be present when the testator signs the will.
The witnesses do not need to see the contents of the will, they only need to see the testator signing the will.
The testator must date and sign the will on the bottom of the last page of the will.
THe testator and witnesses should use the same pen.
The witnesses should use the same pen as the testator.
The witnesses must sign the will and fill in their details underneath the testator’s signature.
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MJMackenzie
Michael John Mackenzie
Postman
34 High Street, Byron Bay, NSW
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AAMackenzie
Angela Anne Mackenzie
Retired
34 High Street, Byron Bay, NSW
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The will is now legally binding and complete.