A Will Without Ink and Paper PDF
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2020
BTS Notariat
Paul Sullivan
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This document discusses the topic of online wills, examining the legalisation of e-signatures for wills and trusts. It explores the use of new technologies in the legal profession and provides advice on drawing up a will, emphasizing the importance of physical signatures and witnesses despite the ease of online processes.
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BTS Notariat Epreuve E2 anglais Session 2020 A Will Without Ink and Paper New laws are allowing people to create and sign wills online without a lawyer or notary present. By Paul Sullivan Oct. 18, 2019 New York Times For...
BTS Notariat Epreuve E2 anglais Session 2020 A Will Without Ink and Paper New laws are allowing people to create and sign wills online without a lawyer or notary present. By Paul Sullivan Oct. 18, 2019 New York Times For centuries, one requirement for a will to be valid, whether it was written by hand, drafted by a lawyer or typed out on a home computer, was that it had be signed with ink in front of witnesses. There have been a few exceptions — one litigator recalled a farmer who scrawled his wishes on the dusty tractor that had run him over — but the process has otherwise been largely unchanged since it was conceived. But a movement is growing to legalise e-signatures for wills and trusts, which would allow people to complete the whole process online, without a lawyer or notary present. The driving force behind this change is the Uniform Law Commission, a nonprofit organisation that proposes laws for states to adopt. Nevada and Indiana already have laws allowing e- signatures; Florida and Arizona are set to adopt similar laws next year. Online wills are nothing new. Rocket Lawyer and Legal Zoom offer them, along with scores of other legal documents and services. FreeWill, put a charitable spin on will creation, creating a platform to name charities in a will. A company called Tomorrow is trying to make legal documents like wills more engaging by asking people to go through the process with partners or family members. But in all of these examples, at the end of the online experience, however easy and clean it may be, the user still has to print out the will and have it signed by a notary and witnessed by two people. Otherwise, the will is not worth the computer paper it was printed on. 296 words 1. What is the text about ? 2. What do you think about the use of new technologies in your line of business ? 3. Would you advise people to draw up a will ? Why ? 11
