Who Can Create A Will - Guess What Age

Who Can Create A Will - Guess What Age

A Last Will and Testament is a legal document detailing your wishes as to how your assets will be distributed to family or friends.  In the state of Florida you must be 18 years of age in order to create a Will.    Yes, as young as 18 years old, you have the opportunity to create your own will.   The person creating a Will is called a Testator and the Testator's Will must be in hand writing. The Will must be signed in wet ink by the Testator. The Will must have two witnesses who will also sign their name on the Will document.  In addition, the witness address must be included on the Will document.   Next, a Notary Public commissioned in the state of Florida, must be present as an impartial witness during the execution of the Will.

The Notary Public will ID all parties present and will sign their name, apply their notarial seal to the notarial block of the document, once everyone has signed his/her presence.   So you see, an individual is never too young.   The notable exception is that the individual must be of sound mind which means they have total understanding of the purpose of the Will.