French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.
Article 974
The will must be signed by the witnesses and by the notary.
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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.
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In the event that the testator is unable to speak, but is able to write, he may make a mystical will, on the express condition that the will shall be signed by him and written by him or by another, th…
All deeds involving gifts inter vivos shall be executed before notaries in the ordinary form of contracts; and minutes thereof shall remain, under penalty of nullity.
Where there is a donation of property subject to mortgages, publication of the deeds containing the donation and acceptance, as well as notification of the acceptance which would have taken place by s…
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…
Witnesses called to be present at wills must understand the French language and be of age, be able to sign and have the enjoyment of their civil rights. They may be of either sex, but husband and wife…
A gift made to an unemancipated minor or an adult under guardianship must be accepted by his or her guardian, in accordance with article 463, under the heading "Of minority, guardianship and emancipat…
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.
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