A Will is a legal document containing declaration that a person during his lifetime makes in order to plan the distribution of his assets and properties in a way he wants. A will enables the heirs and survivors of the deceased to inherit the property in a way the deceased wanted in his lifetime. A will can be handwritten or typed. Also it is not mandatory register your will. If anybody wish to register a will, then can get it registered at sub-registrar office. There is not such charges for registering a will. A very nominal fees for scanning of documents is to be paid with 2 witnesses during registration.
Benefits of Will
1 No dispute takes places among family members for properties. It is distributed as per will.
2 The deceased gets it executed exactly in the same way he wanted to.
3 You can exclude any member of the family from the will if he or she doesn’t take care the deceased person.
Basic Eligibility for writing a will
1 He or She should be of sound mind.
2 He or she should be aware of what he is writing in the will.
3 There should not be any influence or pressure for making a will.
4 Writing of will should be his or her act done volutarily by him or her.
Benefits of Will Registration
Even though it is not necessary to register your will, it has some advantages.
1 The Registration process takes place at sub- registrar office where a copy of the will is kept stored under government office. So there is no chance of stealing, burning or damaging the will.
2 The Registration of will takes place at sub-registrar office in presence of witnesses , with their sign and thumb impression & photographs. so execution of will takes places without any doubt.
Documents Required for will Registration
1 PAN Card
2 AADHAR Card
3 Doctor Certificate certifying that the person has be examined during will registration and he or she is physically and mentally fit.
4 PAN Cards of two witnesses.
5 2 photos of person registering/making will.