PRESENCE-OF-THE-TESTATOR RULE

presence of the testator rule

glossary / PRESENCE-OF-THE-TESTATOR RULE

presence-of-the-testator rule. The principle that a testator must be aware (through sight or other sense) that the witnesses are signing the will. • Many jurisdictions interpret this requirement liberally, and the Uniform Probate Code has dispensed with it. [Cases: Wills 117. C.J.S. Wills §§ 285–293.]

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presence-of-the-testator rule

glossary / PRESENCE-OF-THE-TESTATOR RULE, 遗嘱人面前规则

presence-of-the-testator rule 遗嘱人面前规则该规则要求见证人必须在遗嘱人通过视觉或其他感官能够感知的情况下签名证实遗嘱。美国的许多司法管辖区对该规则的解释并不拘泥于字面意义，《统一遗嘱检验法典》〔Uniform Probate Code〕则已摒弃之。

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