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HOLOGRAPH WILL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Forms
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Aboriginal Law
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Affidavit Proving Execution of Holograph Will 1, record 1, English, Affidavit%20Proving%20Execution%20of%20Holograph%20Will
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
83-051: Form number used at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 2, record 1, English, - Affidavit%20Proving%20Execution%20of%20Holograph%20Will
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de formulaires administratifs
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit autochtone
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Déclaration sous serment prouvant l'exécution de testament olographe
1, record 1, French, D%C3%A9claration%20sous%20serment%20prouvant%20l%27ex%C3%A9cution%20de%20testament%20olographe
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
83-051 : Numéro d'un formulaire du MAINC. 2, record 1, French, - D%C3%A9claration%20sous%20serment%20prouvant%20l%27ex%C3%A9cution%20de%20testament%20olographe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-02-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- informal will
1, record 2, English, informal%20will
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The English "Wills Act" of 1837 permitted "any soldier being in actual military service or any mariner or seaman being at sea" to make an informal will of his personal property and the provision was written into the earliest Wills Acts in Canada and is still to be found in all provinces except Quebec, including those provinces which do not allow holograph wills. It is simply that attestation is not required but the will must be in writing and signed by the testator, although it seems that in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland a person entitled to the privilege may make an oral will.(Feeney, "The Canadian law of Wills", 1982, Vol. 1, p. 76) 1, record 2, English, - informal%20will
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- testament simple
1, record 2, French, testament%20simple
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
testament simple : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - testament%20simple
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-02-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- holograph
1, record 3, English, holograph
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- holograph will 1, record 3, English, holograph%20will
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the law of wills, a holograph is a will that is entirely written, dated, and signed in the hand of the testator.(Garner, p. 269) 1, record 3, English, - holograph
Record 3, Key term(s)
- olograph
- holographic will
- olograph will
- olographic will
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- testament olographe
1, record 3, French, testament%20olographe
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
testament olographe : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - testament%20olographe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le contexte peut parfois exiger de recourir à un terme plus vague, tel que «document olographe» ou «pièce olographe». 1, record 3, French, - testament%20olographe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-08-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- prove a will
1, record 4, English, prove%20a%20will
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- probate a will 2, record 4, English, probate%20a%20will
correct
- take probate 3, record 4, English, take%20probate
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A holograph will or a will made in the presence of witnesses is probated... in the manner prescribed in the Code of Civil Procedure. 2, record 4, English, - prove%20a%20will
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- présenter un testament pour vérification
1, record 4, French, pr%C3%A9senter%20un%20testament%20pour%20v%C3%A9rification
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- procéder à la vérification d'un testament 2, record 4, French, proc%C3%A9der%20%C3%A0%20la%20v%C3%A9rification%20d%27un%20testament
correct
- homologuer un testament 3, record 4, French, homologuer%20un%20testament
correct
- établir la validité d'un testament 3, record 4, French, %C3%A9tablir%20la%20validit%C3%A9%20d%27un%20testament
correct
- vérifier un testament 4, record 4, French, v%C3%A9rifier%20un%20testament
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est [...] à celui qui allègue un testament olographe ou anglais de prouver son origine et sa véracité. 5, record 4, French, - pr%C3%A9senter%20un%20testament%20pour%20v%C3%A9rification
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le testament olographe ou devant témoins est vérifié [...] en la manière prescrite au Code de procédure civile. 6, record 4, French, - pr%C3%A9senter%20un%20testament%20pour%20v%C3%A9rification
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- homologar un testamento 1, record 4, Spanish, homologar%20un%20testamento
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- validar un testamento 2, record 4, Spanish, validar%20un%20testamento
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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