3 main deficiencies of a handwritten Will
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on August 12, 2016. Texas law recognizes two types of Wills: holographic (that is, handwritten) and attested (that is, witnessed). For a holographic Will to be valid, it must be entirely in its maker’s handwriting, must be signed by its maker, and must be dated. The maker must also, of course, have legal testamentary capacity and the document must express the maker’s intent that it dispose of assets upon death. Assumi