Talk:Holographic will

Discussion

Thanks SteveHFish, for starting this article. I hope you don't mind my edits. In the United States, holographic wills are generally unwitnessed and are only recognized in half the jurisdictions. Things may be differeint in Canada though. Perhaps we can expand the article in the future and have separate Canadian and U.S. sections? - David.rand

List of Jurisdictions where Holographic Wills are valid.

Let's add a list that shows which jurisdictions in the U.S. that holographic wills are valid. Serialized 23:54, 6 December 2006 (UTC) Sorry I don't have the skills to offer this more properly - but the information about the validity of holographic wills in Hawaii is based on a secondary source, and is simply wrong - holographic wills CAN be validly written in Hawaii - here's the law: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0560/HRS_0560-0002-0502.htm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.234.139.149 (talk) 17:42, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

I agree

This article needs to say what the jurisdictions are, and cite its sources.Dave Foster 05:29, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

United Kingdom

Something more needs to be said about the law in England & Wales.Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 20:01, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Reference 19 - Wills and Probate: a consumer publication. London: Consumers' Association; p. 72 - at the time of writing does not refer to edition or ISBN. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.114.131.162 (talk) 16:10, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Etymology

Why is this kind of will named 'Holographic'? Some etymology details are needed. --Ozhiker (talk) 00:47, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

"Holographic" comes from Greek roots meaning "entirely written"--so it's a fairly sensible term for such wills. Though holographic images are more commonly known, the term "holographic" is actually applied much less literally in that sense. Knight of Truth (talk) 20:13, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

United Kingdom section

In the United Kingdom, unwitnessed holographic wills were valid in Scotland until the Requirements of Writing Scotland Act 1995 which abolished the provision; such wills written after 1 August 1995 are now invalid in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.[17] Holographic wills need not be signed, when subscription to the writing appearing on the last page of such sheet is "your loving mother," or words to the effect which designates the family or personal relationship, if it is a material consideration, the signature is sufficient

I don't understand the last part. Since holographic wills are invalid across the United Kingdom, what does it matter whether you sign your worthless, invalid Will with a squiggle or "your loving mother" or "Mickey Mouse"? --83.218.138.8 (talk) 09:57, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

The Image Shown Here. . .

With the William Shakspere signature is NOT a holograph of Shakspere. This very misleading and should be clarified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:14D:4300:8A9:C8CF:B55A:7FAC:80B9 (talk) 03:53, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Agreed! If the definition is that the entire thing needs to be hand-written by the testator themself, then this will (mostly written by a scribe, not Shakespeare, if the description is true) is not holographic. 2001:B011:1006:D11E:9941:D694:32B6:CC03 (talk) 01:30, 25 October 2022 (UTC)