Tennessee § 32-1-105 - Holographic will.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 32-1-105 — Holographic will., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-1-105. Holographic will.
No witness to a holographic will is necessary, but the signature and all its material provisions must be in the handwriting of the testator and the testator's handwriting must be proved by two (2) witnesses. Acts 1941, ch. 125, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 8098.5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 32-105. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 4, 8, 210, 214, 216, 221, 222, 319. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 25 Tenn. Juris., Wills, §§ 15, 55. Law Reviews. Decedent's Estates-In re Tipler: The Adoption of the Doctrine of Facts of Independent Significance in Tennessee, 31 U. Mem. L. Rev. 207 (2000). Property Law — Wills — Effect of Lapsed Residuary Gifts in the State of Tennessee, 73 Tenn L. Rev. 711 (2006). The Form of Wills (Ernst Rabel), 6 Vand. L. Rev. 533 (1953). The Holographic Codicil (Ronald Lee Gilman), 18 No. 3 Tenn. B.J. 60 (1982). The Holographic Problem — The Case Against Holographic Wills (Richard Lewis Brown), 74 Tenn L. Rev. 93 (2006). Wills — Holographic Codicil — Publication of An Invalid Typewritten Will, 8 Vand. L. Rev. 924 (1955). Wills — Proving a Holographic Will, 19 Tenn. L. Rev. 856 (1947). Wills, Trusts and Estates (Herein of Future Interests) — 1955 Tennessee Survey (W. J. Bowe), 8 Vand. L. Rev. 1158 (1955).
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Section 32-1-105 ("Holographic will.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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