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Digital wills or no paper - no problem (part I)

Publication at Faculty of Law |
2022

Abstract

Digital wills (whether in the form of a video-recorded will, a handwritten will on a tablet, etc.) are now invalid under Czech law, or at least their validity is doubted in our jurisdiction. However, foreign legislation, court decisions, and doctrine show that such wills may not only be allowed but may also be very beneficial to the testator, the survivors, and the authorities conducting the probate (inheritance) proceedings.

A comprehensive analysis of digital wills - with regard to their potential application in domestic inheritance law - is addressed in this article.