Thursday, May 27, 2021

Deathbed Wills Are Admissible In Probate Court, Even Without A Notary

  Oklahoma law allows for a will to be presented in probate even if it was not drawn up by an attorney. It doesn't even require a notary. There is, however; a method of proving the veracity of the written & signed statement, in order to stand up in court.
  Dictionaries refer to this type of will as Olographic, or Holographic.

Olographic Will

The Louisiana term for what other states call a holographic will. This is a will that is entirely handwritten, signed, and dated by the person making it. It does not need to be notarized or witnessed.

§58-31.  Olographic will, how proved.

An olographic will may be proved in the same manner that other private writings are proved.
R.L.1910, § 6209.

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