Notarization of wills shall be handled by two notaries, and one of them shall sign the notarial certificate. When it is handled by a notary due to special circumstances, there shall be witnesses present, who shall sign the will and put it on record.
The testator shall sign the will and indicate the year, month and day.
Article 6 of the Detailed Rules for Notarization of Wills stipulates that notarization of wills shall be handled by two notaries, and one of them shall sign the notarial certificate. When it is handled by a notary due to special circumstances, there shall be witnesses present, who shall sign the will and put it on record.
Witnesses and testators shall be governed by Article 18 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on State Succession.
Special statement of notarized will:
1. Notary notarization, the testator shall go to the notary office in person, and cannot entrust others to handle it.
2. The testator should be sound-minded, able to express himself truly, free from coercion or deception.
3. If it is necessary to change or cancel the original will notarization, it shall be submitted to the original notary office for handling.
4. After the death of the testator, the testator shall present the testator's notarial certificate, the death certificate of the deceased and his identity certificate to this office for notarization of inheritance rights. If the beneficiary of a will is not within the scope of the legal heir, it is the legatee. Then the legatee must come to our office to notarize the statement of accepting the legacy within two months after he knows it.
To sum up, it is Bian Xiao's answer to who needs to be present for the notarization of wills. I hope it will help you.
Legal basis:
Article 6 of the detailed rules for notarization of wills
Notarization of wills shall be handled by two notaries, and one of them shall sign the notarial certificate. When it is handled by a notary due to special circumstances, there shall be witnesses present, who shall sign the will and put it on record.
Witnesses and testators shall be governed by Article 18 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on State Succession.