Simple Will

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF [testator_name] I, [testator_name], [testator_relation] of [testator_father_name], aged about [testator_age] years, residing at [testator_address], do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, executed at [place_of_execution] on [execution_date]. 1. DECLARATION OF CAPACITY AND FREE WILL 1.1 I declare that I am of sound mind, memory and understanding, and that I am making this Will voluntarily, without any coercion, undue influence, fraud or misrepresentation from any person whatsoever. 1.2 I am not, at the time of executing this Will, suffering from any condition that impairs my capacity to understand the nature of this act or the effect of its dispositions. 2. REVOCATION OF EARLIER WILLS I hereby revoke all wills, codicils and testamentary dispositions previously made by me, and declare this to be my only and last Will. 3. APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR 3.1 I appoint [executor_name], residing at [executor_address], to be the Executor of this Will. 3.2 If the said Executor predeceases me, or is unwilling or unable to act, I appoint [alternate_executor_name] to act as Executor in their place. 3.3 The Executor shall have full authority to collect my assets, discharge my lawful debts, funeral expenses and testamentary costs, and thereafter distribute my estate in accordance with this Will. 4. MY ASSETS 4.1 Immovable property: [immovable_property] 4.2 Movable assets: [movable_property] 4.3 I declare that all the assets described above are self-acquired and that I have full right and authority to dispose of them by this Will. 5. BEQUESTS I give, devise and bequeath my estate as follows: [beneficiary_details] 6. RESIDUARY ESTATE Any property, asset or interest belonging to me at the time of my death which is not specifically disposed of by this Will shall devolve as follows: [residuary_clause] 7. DEBTS AND LIABILITIES My Executor shall first discharge, out of my estate, all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, and any taxes lawfully payable, before distributing the bequests set out above. 8. GENERAL 8.1 If any beneficiary named in this Will predeceases me, the bequest to that beneficiary shall, unless otherwise stated, form part of my residuary estate. 8.2 This Will shall be governed by the laws of India and construed in accordance with the Indian Succession Act, 1925. 9. ATTESTATION Signed by me, [testator_name], as and for my Last Will and Testament, in the presence of both the witnesses named below, who were present at the same time, and who have each signed in my presence and in the presence of each other, as required by Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925. TESTATOR [testator_name] Date: [execution_date] WITNESSES We declare that the Testator signed this Will in our presence, and that we have signed as witnesses in the presence of the Testator and of each other. We further declare that, to the best of our knowledge, the Testator was of sound mind and executed this Will voluntarily. 1. Name: ______________________ Signature: ______________ Address: ______________________________________________ 2. Name: ______________________ Signature: ______________ Address: ______________________________________________ NOTES FOR THE TESTATOR - A Will must be attested by two or more witnesses under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925. - A person who receives a bequest under this Will should NOT act as an attesting witness. Under Section 67 of the Act, a bequest to an attesting witness (or to their spouse) is void, although the Will itself remains valid. Choose witnesses who take nothing under the Will. - Registration of a Will is optional in India, not compulsory. Registering it with the Sub-Registrar can make it harder to challenge, and is worth considering. - A medical certificate of sound mind, obtained on the date of execution, is useful evidence if the Will is later disputed.