testator

A testator () is a person who has written and executed a last will and testament that is in effect at the time of their death. It is any "person who makes a will."Gordon Brown, ''Administration of Wills, Trusts, and Estates'', 3d ed. (2003), p. 556. .

Related terms

* A female testator is sometimes referred to as a testatrix (), plural testatrices (), particularly in older cases.
*In Ahmadiyya Islam, a testator is referred to as a moosi, who is someone that has signed up for Wasiyyat or a will, under the plan initiated by the Promised Messiah, thus committing a portion, not less than one-tenth, of his lifetime earnings and any property to a cause.

* The adjectival form of the word is testamentary, as in:
# Testamentary capacity, or mental capacity or ability to execute a will and
# Testamentary disposition, or gift made in a will (see that article for types).
# Testamentary trust, a trust that is created in a will.
* A will is also known as a last will and testament.
* Testacy means the status of being testate, that is, having executed a will. The property of such a person goes through the probate process.
* Intestacy means the status of ''not'' having made a will, or to have died ''without'' a valid will. The estate of a person who dies intestate, undergoes administration, rather than probate.
* The attestation clause of a will is where the witnesses to a will attest to certain facts concerning the making of the will by the testator, and where they sign their names as witnesses.

See also

* Witnessing of a testator's will

References

Wills and trusts

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