According to local charging standards, it usually costs more than a thousand yuan for a lawyer to witness a will; it may only cost a few hundred yuan for a notarization. However, it should be noted that if it is notarized and you want to revoke or change the will in the future, you must change it through notarization, otherwise the original notarized will will still be valid.

Regulations on ghost-writing wills:

The law allows ghost-writing wills, but wills involve many things after all, so the wills to be written on behalf of others have legal effects and there are certain legal provisions. The specific provisions for writing wills are clearly stated in my country’s Civil Code (effective from January 1, 2021).

A valid ghostwritten will must meet these conditions:

1. It must be witnessed by two or more witnesses on site;

2. It must be witnessed by One of the witnesses will write the will on your behalf;

3. The will must clearly indicate the year, month and day when the will was written;

4. Both the person who writes the will and the person who made the will must Sign the will.

A written will that meets the above four conditions is a valid will recognized by law!

Article 1135 of the Civil Code__A written will shall be If there are more than two witnesses present, one of them shall write on behalf of the witness, and it shall be signed by the testator, the scrivener and other witnesses, and the year, month and day shall be indicated.