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Testator
A person who writes and, if necessary, registers a will. The will states how and to whom the testator wants his/her property transferred after death. In addition to transferring property, the testator may specify how certain responsibilities are to be performed. For example, he/she may indicate who shall take care of the decedent's minor children, how they are to be educated, and so forth. Many advisers recommend writing a will to ensure that the testator's wishes are carried out. Rarely, a female testator is called a testatrix.

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35) The Third District stated, "[i]t is important in considering whether undue influence was exercised in the making of this will to consider the mental and physical condition of the testatrix at the time the will was executed.
Do-it-Yourself wills are dangerous as they lack the sophistication necessary to properly reflect the true intention of the testator or testatrix and often fail such that the intended beneficiaries do not receive the gift/s referred to in the will.
Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer's representative) supplied the property affirmation in lieu of an oath, the verification of the estate, and the testamentary compliance confirmation, via the following declaration: I hereby provide the testamentary compliance confirmation, as follows: In Section I of her will dated 19th January 1923, the testatrix designates her husband Mr.
 
 
 
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