Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running!
Testator
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
| The law of wills and trusts |
|---|
| Part of the common law series |
| Inheritance |
| Intestacy · Testator · Probate |
| Power of appointment |
| Simultaneous death · Slayer rule |
| Disclaimer of interest |
| Types of will |
| Holographic will · Will contract |
| Living will |
| Joint wills and mutual wills |
| Parts of a will |
| Codicil · Attestation clause |
| Incorporation by reference |
| Residuary clause |
| Problems of property disposition |
| Lapse and anti-lapse |
| Ademption · Abatement |
| Acts of independent significance |
| Elective share · Pretermitted heir |
| Contesting a will |
| Testamentary capacity |
| Undue influence |
| Types of Trusts |
| Express trust · Asset-protection trust |
| Protective trust · Spendthrift trust |
| Charitable trust · Honorary trust |
| Resulting trust · Constructive trust |
| Special needs trust |
| Doctrines governing trusts |
| Pour-over will · Cy pres doctrine |
| Other areas of the common law |
| Contract law · Tort law · Property law |
| Criminal law · Evidence |
A testator is a person who has made a legally binding will or testament, which specifies what is to be done with that person's family and/or property after death. In older cases, a female testator was referred to as a testatrix.
|
This law-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
