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Intent : For a will to be admitted, it must be clear that the testator acted freely in expressing his testamentary intention. A will executed as a result of undue influence, fraud, or mistake can be declared completely or partially void in a probate proceeding.  \n2. Legal Particulars: an individual item, as contrasted with a universal quality.  \nsynonyms:detail, item, point, fine point, specific, specification, element, aspect, respect, regard, particularity, fact, feature, circumstance, thing  \n3. Authentic Legal Instrument : Authentic instruments are documents drawn up and executed with due formality by a public officer entitled to do ... Authentic instruments include a guaranteed date, thereby simplifying proof.  \n4. Notary Public:A notary public is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in noncontentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business.  \n5. Notarised Signature:means the signature of the person should be in the presence of a lawyer that would give the seal of notary public on the document. - signed that document in front of the notarizing public attorney.  \n6. Necessary or Fixed Heir:The law of forced heirship gave certain relatives, besides the spouse, an absolute legal right, of which they could not be deprived by will or gift, to inherit a certain portion of the decedent's estate.  \n7. Choice of Law :Choice of law is a procedural stage in the litigation of a case involving the conflict oflaws when it is necessary to reconcile the differences between the laws of different legal jurisdictions, such as sovereign states.  \n8. Executor of the Will: The person legally allowed to deal with a deceased person's estate. By taking on these rights they also assume certain responsibilities and liabilities. These are the same as duties of administrators. The executors are responsible for distributing the estate of the person who has died in accordance with the terms of the deceased's will.  \nMaterial for Day 2:  \nAIM: discuss the matters of succession in the light of case law and current state of affairs  \nTarget: Having gone through the material you will be able to use relevant Regulation terminology and have a meaningful discussion on the topic of matters of succession based on authentic case law:  \n\n| Task 1:Please practice talking to your partner: |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Have you ever |  |\n| - had to decide a cross border succession case |  |\n| -issued ajudicial declaration of validity of the Will |  |\n| -issued a judicial declaration of voidity of the Will |  |\n| -issued a decision regarding enforcement of a foreign judgement in the matters of succession |  |\n| -heard an interesting case related to the matters of succession |  |\n| -heard of an interesting succession case |  |\n|  |  |\n| Task 2:Please read and try to remember: |  |\n| Inheritance\u003Cbr>The vote for Brexit has increased concerns about property inheritance. Although the UK is not a signatory to the EU Succession Regulation it is a beneficiary of it and UK nationals who own property in the EU can specify in their Wills that they wish English law to apply to the succession. This allows property owners to avoid the fixed heirship rules imposed by a number of EU-member states. Once the UK has left the EU it will become a 'third state' under the Regulation and its position is currently less certain in respect of succession law.\u003Cbr>The Succession Regulation also envisages the introduction of a European Certificate of Inheritance across all member states, which would prove an individual's status as a legatee or as an executor. The UK will not now automatically be in","cbCaihSa1ptxn4rL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihSa1ptxn4rL","pdf",671479,12,"English","# Family Matters and Succession\n## Key terms (English)\n## Material for Day 2: succession matters and discussion tasks\n## Inheritance and Brexit context\n## Choice of law and forced heirship avoidance\n## Partner discussion questions\n## Vocabulary practice","[{\"question\":\"What legal conditions affect whether a will is admitted in probate?\",\"answer\":\"A will must show that the testator acted freely in expressing testamentary intention. A will executed through undue influence, fraud, or mistake can be declared completely or partially void in probate proceedings.\"},{\"question\":\"What is an authentic legal instrument and why is it useful?\",\"answer\":\"An authentic instrument is a document prepared and executed with required formality by a public officer authorized to do so. 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