Wills & Probate
[ wil ]
noun
1. a legal declaration of a person’s wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property or estate after death
[ proh-beyt ]
noun
1. Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
2. an officially certified copy of a will so proved.
There are no requirements in the Wills Act as to who can be a witness save that any witness has to be mentally competent. A blind person is incapable of witnessing a will since the will have to be witnessed (signed) in his/her ‘presence’ and he/she is unable to ‘witness’ the act.
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