A will is a legal announcement by
which a person declares the names of one or more persons to manage his or her
estate and caters the distribution of the property after death. The person must
sign and date the will, in the presence of at least two or more witnesses who
are not recipients. In some states, a holographic will, written entirely by the
person’s own hand, is recognized. A minority of states recognize an oral will,
one that is spoken out loudly for everyone to hear.
In Portugal, the best reason to make
a will is, if you have assets and property here, making it much easier to
administer your estate after your death. If you hire a Portuguese lawyer, he
will be obliged to follow the different administrative steps according to the
law. Your will has to be prepared and signed in the presence of a Notary. There
has to be at least 2 witnesses to your signature and those witnesses also need
to be present when you sign the will. While attending the appointment to sign
your will, you have to bring along some sort of identity proof.
