Legal Testa allows you to secure your last wishes by generating your tailor-made will in Switzerland in compliance with legal requirements. In order to be valid, the holographic will must be entirely handwritten, dated and signed.
By clearly stating your wishes, you reduce the risk of disputes between heirs. A well-drafted will helps prevent family conflicts by establishing clear and precise instructions.
In order for your last wishes to be respected, your will must be legally valid. In Switzerland, there are two valid forms of will, the holographic will and the public will.
In a will, you have the option to name an executor. The person appointed will be responsible for ensuring that your wishes are carried out and facilitating the process for your heirs.
The process consists of writing your wishes entirely in your own hand, on any medium. To be valid, This document must be dated (day, month, year) and signed. It is recommended to also indicate the place where it was written. In addition, it is important to have the actual terms of your will checked by a legalist to avoid any incompatibility with the law, any difficulty of interpretation and any civil or fiscal inconvenience after your death.
This is a act authentic which is received by a notary, based on your instructions and which you sign if you are able to do so; two witnesses certify, by their signature, that the declaration was made in their presence and that the written text is in accordance with your wishes. This way of proceeding guarantees complete security with regard to the validity of the document, which will be kept by the notary.
An inheritance agreement is a document that must necessarily be drawn up by a notary. It allows you to agree with other people on how to settle your estate or part of it. Unlike a will, which you can revoke or modify at any time, the inheritance pact can only be modified with the agreement of all the parties who signed it.
We provide you with several will templates in order to give you concrete examples legally valid holographic wills to write your will.
Some clauses must necessarily appear in your will. You can take inspiration from our freely accessible models or access to our complete generator.
Our online will generator guides you in writing your tailor-made will. All you have to do is copy it, date it and sign it for it to be legally valid.
You take your time to complete the 10 steps of the will generator. Our experts are available at each step thanks to explanatory videos or legal consultations.
Once completed by you, the will is validated by an estate planning expert.
Once you receive the validated will, you will need to copy it by hand and return it to us by mail.
We also offer to keep your will with a law firm and to register it in the Swiss Register of Wills.
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Un Types of will is a legal document in which a person (the testator) expresses his last wishes concerning the distribution of his property after his death. It may be holographic or public. The public will is drawn up by a notary.
A holographic will is written entirely by hand by the testator. It must be dated and signed to be valid (art. 505 of the Swiss Civil Code). This type of will is the simplest to make.
The authentic will is drawn up before a notary and two witnesses (art. 499 CC). It guarantees compliance with legal requirements and limits the risks of dispute. It is often used in the case of a complex succession or to avoid any ambiguity in the interpretation of the testator's wishes.
The inheritance pact is a contract signed between the testator and one or more beneficiaries. He must be notarized and signed in the presence of two witnesses (art. 512 CC). Unlike a will, it cannot be modified unilaterally. It is often used to organize the transfer of a business or to guarantee certain rights to heirs in exchange for partial or total renunciations of the succession.
Yes, you can make a new will as many times as you wish. The latest dated and signed version will be the one that will be valid. It is advisable to indicate when making a new will that the old versions are revoked. The Legal Testa solution allows you to modify your will at any time.
No, going through a notary is not necessary when it comes to establishing a holographic will. You can establish your will alone at home. However, it is advisable to have your will validated by a lawyer or notary to ensure that it is legally valid.
To be legally valid, a holographic will must be entirely handwritten, dated and signed. The word "will" is not essential as long as it is clear from the text that it is your last wishes.
Each notary is free to set their own prices. As a general rule, the cost depends on the complexity of the will to be drawn up and the time spent on the file.
If you do it yourself it's completely free! If you use the Legal Testa will generator, the cost is 250.- for a will reviewed by a lawyer.
Yes, it is possible to write a will without notary, in the form of holographic will. He must be entirely handwritten, dated and signed to be valid. A simple copy of a holographic will or a printed version has no legal value.
For write your will, you must follow certain rules:
No, in Switzerland it is not possible to establish a notarized will online. The authentic will must be signed in front of a notary and witnesses. However, it is possible to prepare the drafting of the will online before finalizing it with a notary.
Un will is valid indefinitely, as long as it complies with legal requirements. It can be revoked or modified at any time by the testator.
La publication of the will intervenes after death, generally by the notary or the competent authority, in a delay of a few weeks after death.
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