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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 48.020
Valid Execution: Non-Holographic Will
Valid execution of the will by (name of decedent) requires that:
(1) [(name of decedent) signed it; someone signed it for him at his direction and in his presence] in such
a way that it is clear that the writing was intended as his signature; and
(2) [(name of decedent) signed it in the presence of two witnesses who were both there at the time that
he signed; he acknowledged his will in the presence of two witnesses who were both there at the same
time;] and
(3) the two witnesses signed the will in (name of decedent)’s presence.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
- Content hash
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