Legal analysis
Legally recognized wills include notarized wills, self-written wills, written wills, recorded wills and oral wills. Among them, the self-made will does not need witnesses. A self-made will must be written by the testator himself; The year, month and day must be indicated; You must sign it yourself. A notarized will shall be handled by two or more notaries * * *, and only 1 notary in special circumstances, and 1 witness shall witness and sign it. A will written by proxy shall be witnessed by two or more disinterested witnesses, one of whom shall write by proxy and two witnesses shall sign it. You must mark the year, month and day. Recording a will requires the testator to describe all the contents of the will in person and be witnessed by two or more unrelated witnesses, who require audio and video recording. When the testator dies or there are other emergencies, the oral will can only be witnessed by two or more unrelated witnesses. A disinterested person refers to a person who has no interest in this will.
legal ground
Article 138 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The testator may make an oral will in case of emergency. An oral will shall be witnessed by two or more witnesses. After the emergency is eliminated, if the testator can make a will in writing or in the form of audio and video recording, the oral will made is invalid.