Michigan Laws 700.2954 – Form and procedure; additional recommendations
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(1) To further assure an international will‘s acceptance, in addition to the section 2953 requirements, all of the following are recommended regarding form and procedure:
(a) The testator‘s, witnesses’, and authorized individual‘s signatures should be placed at the end of the will. If the will consists of several sheets, the testator should sign each sheet. If the testator is unable to sign, the individual signing on the testator’s behalf should sign each sheet or, if there is no such individual, the authorized individual should sign each sheet. In addition, each sheet should be consecutively numbered.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 700.2954
- Authorized individual: means an individual who by section 2959 or by the laws of the United States, including members of the diplomatic and consular service of the United States designated by foreign service regulations, is empowered to supervise the execution of international wills. See Michigan Laws 700.2951
- International will: means a will executed in conformity with this part. See Michigan Laws 700.2951
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
- Testator: includes an individual of either gender. See Michigan Laws 700.1107
(b) The will’s date is the date of its signature by the authorized individual. The authorized individual should note that date at the end of the will.
(c) The authorized individual should ask the testator whether he or she wishes to make a declaration concerning the will’s safekeeping. If so and at the testator’s express request, the place where the testator intends to have the will kept should be mentioned in the certificate provided for in section 2955.
(2) A will executed in compliance with section 2953 is not invalid merely because it does not comply with this section.