Definition of TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY • Law Dictionary • TheLaw.com

Being of sufficiently sound mind to be able to write a valid will. The mental capacity that one needs to have in order to execute a will and also to possess at time the will is signed. The maker of a will must fully understand and appreciate the nature of what is contained within the will, the property he or she possesses and who the will maker’s beneficiaries are at those points in time.

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