Civil Code (Cap. 16)

Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 655

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655. (1) Saving any other provision of this Code, a public will is received and published by a n otary in the presence of two witnesses in the same manner as any other notarial instrument, in accordance with the provisions of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act , even in regard to the signature of the testator, according as to whethe r the testator knows how to, an d can write, or not. (2) The signature of the witnesses is in no case dispensed with whatever may be the va lue of the thing dis posed of by the will. Form of secret will. Amended by: XVIII.2004.76.

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