The will only needs to be signed, and the effect of the will will not be affected if the handprint is not pressed.
Three different forms of wills:
Self-written wills are written by the testator, signed and marked with year, month and day;
A will written by proxy shall be witnessed by two or more witnesses, one of whom shall write the book on behalf of the testator, the proxy and other witnesses, and shall be signed by the testator, the proxy and other witnesses, indicating the year, month and day;
when printing a will, there should be more than two witnesses present. The testator and the witness shall sign on each page of the will, indicating the year, month and day.
Conditions of validity of the will:
1. Written by the testator: that is, it completely expresses my meaning, not what others forged or tampered with, with clear handwriting and accurate and clear expression of meaning;
2. The testator must indicate the year, month and day: in order to argue whether the testator has testamentary ability when writing a will, to identify the authenticity of the will, and to facilitate the appearance of multiple wills and determine which will is the last and legally effective will, it is indispensable to indicate the specific date;
3. autograph of the testator: after being signed by the testator, it indicates who made the will, otherwise, the will without autograph is invalid.
The inheritance is in the following order:
1. The first order: spouse, children and parents;
2. The second order: brothers and sisters, grandparents and grandparents;
3. After the inheritance begins, the successor in the first order will inherit, and the successor in the second order will not inherit; If there is no successor in the first order, it will be inherited by the successor in the second order;
4. The term "children" includes children born in wedlock, children born out of wedlock, adopted children and stepchildren with dependency;
5. "Parents" includes biological parents, adoptive parents and step-parents with dependency;
6. Brothers and sisters refer to brothers and sisters with the same parents, half-brothers or half-brothers, adopted brothers and sisters, and stepbrothers and sisters with dependent relationship.
to sum up, the will only needs to be signed, and not pressing the handprint will not affect the validity of the will.
Legal basis:
Article 134 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China * * * and * * *
A self-written will is written by the testator, signed and marked with the year, month and day.
Article 1135
A will written by proxy shall be witnessed by two or more witnesses, one of whom shall write by proxy, and shall be signed by the testator, the proxy and other witnesses, indicating the year, month and day.
Article 136
A printed will shall be witnessed by two or more witnesses. The testator and the witness shall sign on each page of the will, indicating the year, month and day.
Article 1143
A will made by a person without or with limited capacity for civil conduct is invalid.
A will must express the true meaning of the testator, and a will made by fraud or coercion is invalid.
a forged will is invalid.
if the will is tampered with, the tampered contents are invalid.