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Last Wills & Testaments - witness(es) needed for a will in Poland?


InWroclaw  89 | 1910  
13 Nov 2012 /  #1
If I write a will here in Poland for execution under Polish law, does the written document need to contain the name and address (and signature) of a witness or two? In England, AFAIK you need two witnesses to be named on a will or it is not accepted by officials. Is it the same or different with a will executed in Poland?

If I write a will minus named/written witnesses, am I deemed to have died intestate* or is there scope for the will to stand/be proven?

(*for the benefit of Poles learning English via the forum, here is the definition: legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Intestate
Steve1250  - | 6  
13 Nov 2012 /  #2
Hi there. I enquirer about making a will in Poland, and my solicitor advised me that because I was British, it would be far easier to make a British Will out, with British witnesses.
OP InWroclaw  89 | 1910  
13 Nov 2012 /  #3
Thanks Steve. Someone kindly PMed me some good advice on this, many thanks to them also.

If anyone Polish with legal expertise in the area of Probate would be kind enough to PM me, I have a quick legal question that I need answered regarding intestacy procedures here (specific scenario is when someone dies and there is no will found but heirs stake a claim).

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