Yes, wills can be printed and signed, and printed wills have legal effect if they are signed by the testator. Printing a will should be witnessed by more than two witnesses. The testator and the witness shall sign on each page of the will and indicate the year, month and day. Simple will writing includes:
1. Name, age and gender of the testator;
2. Family information of the testator;
3. Reasons for making a will;
4 property status (name, quantity, location and whether it is owned or mortgaged, etc.). ) testamentary disposition;
5. Type, name, quantity and location of the property to be disposed of;
6. Name, gender and age of the beneficiary of the will;
7. Opinions on handling property and other affairs;
8. The number of copies of the will, the retention period and whether there is an executor. ; If there is an executor, the name, gender, age and address of the executor shall be stated;
9. Date of making will and signature of the testator.
A testator may revoke or change a will, and there are several wills. If the contents are inconsistent, the last will shall prevail, but the notarized will shall not be revoked or changed in writing, writing, recording or oral will.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code
Article 138 A testator may make an oral will in an 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.
Article 143 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.
Forged wills are invalid.
If the will is tampered with, the tampered contents are invalid.
Derivative problem:
How to handle notarization of testamentary succession
Notarization of testamentary succession requires the following procedures: the testator's resident identity card, household registration book or passport; Draft will; Property ownership certificate of real estate, means of transport or other property with property ownership certificate involved in the will. Notarization only strengthens the validity of the will. As long as the will is the true meaning of the decedent, if it is not written by itself, the requirements will take effect. The decedent may make a will by means of notarization, self-writing, generation of books, recording, dictation, etc.