Other legal forms of will in the Civil Code

In addition to self-written wills and testaments on behalf of others, the Civil Code also confirms the validity of printed wills, audio and video wills, oral wills, and notarized wills, and makes clear provisions. The first three types of wills must be witnessed by two or more witnesses to witness the process of making a will, and the specific operation can refer to the previous article on the requirements of the requirements for the will on behalf of the will.

It should be noted that, according to the clear provisions of the Civil Code, the printing of a will must be signed by the testator and all witnesses on each page of the will, and indicate the year, month and day; the testator and witness of the audio and video will should record their name or portrait, as well as the year, month and day in the audio and video recording. The application of oral wills has stricter requirements, it must be used by the testator in a critical situation, and when the necessity is eliminated, the testator can make a will in the form of writing or audio or video recording, the oral will is invalid.

In order to more fully protect the testator's freedom of will, the Civil Code clearly stipulates that when the testator makes several wills and the contents conflict, the last will shall prevail. In other words, the priority of the validity of the notarized will is canceled.