The ability of the testator of a will to meet the legally mandated requirements to validate the will.
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- Testamentary capacity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the common law tradition, testamentary capacity is the legal term of art used to describe a person's legal and mental ability to make or alter a valid will.
- Testamentary capacity - Legal Dictionary - The Free Dictionary
testamentary capacity n. having the mental competency to execute a will at the time the will was signed and witnessed. To have testamentary capacity the author ...
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Testamentary capacity is the mental ability to make a will. It has five major components: age, knowing what a will is, knowing the natural objects of one's bounty, ...
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