Formalisation of a last will and testament

Every person may draw up a last will and testament at notarial office, which means to determine his/her heir in advance and decide on the future of all the property remaining after his/her death.

A testator may write a last will and testament by him/herself and visit a notary to notarise this document afterwards, or draw up this document directly at a notary’s office. In case you need to draw up a last will and testament and there is no notary around, a last will and testament may be certified by the following persons:

Testament may be certified by the following persons

• In settlements — respective municipal authority represented by the authorized official;
• in hospital, retirement homes — chief physician, deputy chief physician, doctor on duty;
• in voyages such authorities are vested in a ship captain;
• in expedition trips — the chief of expedition;
• for in-place forces, where there are no notaries and authorities nearby that are entitled to similar notarial actions, a last will and testament of militaries, as well as members of their families, is certified by the commanding officer of the military unit;
• a last will and testament of persons in places of executing punishments, as well as in detention centres — head of the institution.

Please remember that a testator has a right to withdraw a last will and testament in full or draw up a new one at his/her own discretion, which may cancel a previous one, partially or in full.