How to write your own ‘will’

A last will and testament is a legal document that specifies who the testator would like to receive his/her property at the time of death. A will must be in writing to be valid. A will that is entirely in the handwriting of the testator and is signed and dated is known as a holographic will and is valid in many states. A will that is signed and dated by the testator and is witnessed by at least two disinterested parties is easily understood and hard to invalidate.