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(b) Read carefully the following template of the Last Will and Testament. Then, note
down what you observe in the style, format and content.
THE LAST TESTAMENTARY WILL
OF [TESTATOR/TESTATRIX]
FOR ONLINE READING ONLY
1. [TESTATOR/TESTA TRIX] of [PLACE, ADDRESS] declare this to be my last Will
which 1 make this..........day of ……. 202... hereby revoking all other wills and codicils
heretofore made by me.
This will and codicil thereto shall be construed in accordance with the Tanzanian law
and shall be restricted only to my assets situated in Tanzania.
DEFINITIONS
“Beneficiary” means the recipient of a bequest made by this Will;
“Bequest” means a gift made by this Will;
“My children” means …………….. [NAMES] born on …………[DATE] and
………….[NAME] born on ……………..[DATE];
“Testator” means generally a person who makes a will and in this will particularly
mean [TESTATOR/TESTATRIX].
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES
I appoint my parents................................ and............................ of P.O. Box .................
[PLACE] to be the executors and trustees of this my Will.
I declare that in interpreting my Will, the phrase “my trustees” refers to the current
trustees, whether original or substituted. If there are no trustees, it also includes
individuals authorized by law to execute any power or trust granted to the trustees and
willing or obligated to do so.
In this my Will “trust period” means the period beginning…………….. and
ending……………..
BENEFICIARIES
In this my Will, I declare the following to be the beneficiaries:
(a) ……………………………………………………………
(b) ……………………………………………………………
BEQUESTS
I give and bequeath unto my children ………………………………………[NAME]
and ……………………………………[NAME], if they survive me, my assets
described hereunder so as each of them to receive an equal share of the assets:
(A) Shares in my Company
If my children predecease me, the bequest to them shall go to my grandchildren
………………….. [NAME] and ………………….. [NAME] and so as each of them
to receive an equal share of the same.
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