Explain the characteristics of a valid will.

      

Explain the characteristics of a valid will.

  

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Maurice
(a) Ambulatory: a will is said to be ambulatory in that it only speaks after death. It distributes
a person's property in death.

(b) Revocability: a will is revocable by the testor at any time when he has capacity to make it.

(c) Capacity: for a will to be legally valid the testator must have had the requisite capacity.Thus,
not every person can make a will.

(d) Formalities: the validity of an oral or written will is dependent upon compliance with
the formalities prescribed by law.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on April 26, 2018 at 09:31


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