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CCQ-1991 - Civil Code of Québec
Section 729
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729. A person who is unable to read may make a will in the presence of witnesses, provided the will is read to the testator by one of the witnesses in the presence of the other.
The testator, in the presence of the same witnesses, declares that the document read is his will and signs it at the end or causes a third person to sign it for him in his presence and according to his instructions.
The witnesses sign the will forthwith in the presence of the testator.
729. A person who is unable to read may make a will in the presence of witnesses, provided the will is read to the testator by one of the witnesses in the presence of the other.
The testator, in the presence of the same witnesses, declares that the document read is his will and signs it at the end or causes a third person to sign it for him in his presence and according to his instructions.
The witnesses thereupon sign the will in the presence of the testator.
729. A person who is unable to read may not make a will in the presence of witnesses, unless the will is read to the testator by one of the witnesses in the presence of the other.
The testator, in the presence of the same witnesses, declares that the document read is his will and signs it at the end or causes a third person to sign it for him in his presence and according to his instructions.
The witnesses thereupon sign the will in the presence of the testator.
