capacity of testator
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Testator — A testator is a person who has written and executed a last will and testament that is in effect at the time of his/her death. [ [http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?typed=testator type=1 submit1.x=72 submit1.y=6 Law dictionary on line] ] It is … Wikipedia
Testamentary capacity — Wills, trusts and estates … Wikipedia
testamentary capacity — n: the capacity in executing a will to understand the nature and extent of one s property and how one is disposing of it and to recognize the natural objects of one s bounty Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. testamentary … Law dictionary
testamentary capacity — The capacity to accomplish the purpose of making a valid will as determined objectively from the standpoint of the purpose. The capacity of a person making a will to know the natural objects of his bounty, to comprehend the kind and character of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
competency of testator — See testamentary capacity … Ballentine's law dictionary
Insane delusion — An insane delusion is the legal term of art in the common law tradition used to describe a false conception of reality that a testator of a will adheres to against all reason and evidence to the contrary. A will made by a testator suffering from… … Wikipedia
WILLS — (Heb. צַוָּאָה). A will is a person s disposition of his property in favor of another in such manner that the testator retains the property or his rights to it until his death. There are three different forms of wills, each governed by different… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Legal history of wills — Wills in the Ancient WorldThe will, if not purely Roman in origin, at least owes to Roman law its complete development, a development which in most European countries was greatly aided at a later period by ecclesiastics versed in Roman law. In… … Wikipedia
property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… … Universalium
Conflict of succession laws — Conflict of laws Preliminiarie … Wikipedia
