French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.
Article 971
A will by public deed is received by two notaries or by one notary assisted by two witnesses.
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A will by public deed is received by two notaries or by one notary assisted by two witnesses.
The will must be signed by the witnesses and by the notary.
Those who cannot read or cannot read will not be able to make dispositions in the form of a mystical will.
This will must be signed by the testator in the presence of the witnesses and the notary; if the testator declares that he does not know how to sign or cannot sign, express mention shall be made in th…
A holographic will shall not be valid unless it is written in full, dated and signed by the testator's hand: it is not subject to any other form.
Neither the legatees, in whatever capacity, nor their parents or relatives up to and including the fourth degree, nor the clerks of the notaries by whom the deeds are received, may be taken as witness…
If the testator does not know how to sign or if he was unable to do so when he had his dispositions written, the procedure shall be as stated in the preceding article; in addition, it shall be mention…
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