1. Is it effective to write a will without witnesses? A will written by proxy is invalid without witnesses. If there is no witness present when writing a will, it has no legal effect. In addition to the signature of the decedent, a proxy will generally needs the signature of a witness. Moreover, the proxy and the witness should be persons with full capacity for civil conduct, not persons without capacity for civil conduct or persons with limited capacity for civil conduct. If there is no witness present when writing a will, it has no legal effect. A will can be written on behalf of others. In addition to the signature of the decedent, a will written on behalf of others generally needs the signature of the witness. Such a will has strong legal effect. Moreover, there should be more than two witnesses present to witness the will, and one of them will write the book on his behalf, indicating the year, month and day, and be signed by the person who wrote the book, other witnesses and the testator.
second, what are the procedures 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, a witness shall be present, and the witness shall sign the will and record. When a notary asks the testator, no one other than witnesses and translators is allowed to be present. The testator is an old and infirm person, a critically ill person, a deaf-mute and blind person, an intermittent mental patient and a mentally retarded person. When talking with him, the notary should record or video. The notarized will is printed, the notary examines the draft will and prints it, and the testator signs the printed will after checking it. If the testator can't sign or has difficulty in signing, the signature on the application form, record and will can be replaced by seal; If the testator can neither sign nor seal, the signature or seal should be replaced by a handprint. In the above case, the notary shall indicate it in the record. If the signature or seal is replaced by a handprint, the notary will also extract all the fingerprints of the testator for archiving.
third, can the will be written on behalf of others? Will can be written on behalf of others, but it must meet the following conditions: 1. There must be more than two witnesses to witness it on the spot; 2, by one of the witnesses to write a will; 3. The will shall specify the date of writing the will; 4. The person who wrote the will and the testator shall sign the will. A will written by proxy shall be witnessed by two or more witnesses, one of whom shall write on behalf of the proxy, indicating the year, month and day, and shall be signed by the proxy, other witnesses and the testator. Writing a will without a witness is invalid. To notarize the will, you need to go to a notary office to go through the formalities. There must be two notaries present, one needs to sign the notarial certificate, and the other needs to sign the will and the record as a witness. The notarized will should be printed and the testator needs to sign the printed will.