...of wills and specifically to the signature of the person executing the will (the testator) and to the signatures of witnesses, which testify that the will and the signature of the testator are authentic, is carefully worded to cover all contingencies that might arise over these issues. In the assignment scenario, the relatives of the deceased are contesting her will, stating that the will does not have the correct number of signatures. However, a careful reading of the applicable statute shows that this is not the case. Below is a synopsis of the statute in question, which shows this to be true.
Under the formal requirements for the execution and attestation of wills, the first subsections indicate that wills should be in writing and that it should be signed by the testator. Subsection A indicates that any additional instructions added to the will after the testator’s signature does not invalidate the main body of the will except when the “surrogate,” that is the person executing...