North Dakota Code 30.1-08.2-05 – (2-1005) International will – Certificate
The authorized person shall attach to the will a certificate to be signed by the authorized person establishing that the requirements of this chapter for valid execution of an international will have been fulfilled. The authorized person shall keep a copy of the certificate and deliver another to the testator. The certificate must be substantially in the following form:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 30.1-08.2-05
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
CERTIFICATE I, (name, address, and capacity), a person authorized to act in connection with international wills, certify that on (date) at (place) (name, address, date and place of birth of testator) in my presence and that of the witnesses (name, address, date and place of birth of first witness) and (name, address, date and place of birth of second witness) has declared that the attached document is the testator’s will and that the testator knows the contents thereof.
I further certify that in my presence and in that of the witnesses the testator has signed the will or has acknowledged the testator’s signature previously affixed or that following a declaration of the testator stating that the testator was unable to sign the will for the following reason , I have mentioned this declaration on the will, and the signature has been affixed by (name and address).
I further certify that the witnesses and I have signed the will; each page of the will has been signed by and numbered [to be completed if appropriate]; I have satisfied myself as to the identity of the testator and of the witnesses as designated above; the witnesses met the conditions requisite to act as such according to the law under which I am acting; the testator has requested me to include the following statement concerning the safekeeping of the testator’s will [to be completed if appropriate]: .
(Place of execution) (Date) (Signature)