A testator may incorporate a written document into the testator‘s will by reference if the following requirements are met:

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 14-2510

  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Testator: includes a person of either sex. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Will: includes a codicil and any testamentary instrument that merely appoints an executor, revokes or revises another will, nominates a guardian or expressly excludes or limits the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate succession. See Arizona Laws 14-1201

1. The document exists at the time the testator executes the will.

2. The will’s language manifests the testator’s intent to incorporate this document.

3. The will’s language describes the document with enough specificity to allow its identification.