Q&As

Question of the week: How binding are general wishes in a Will? For example, if the testator put in a Will that money is left to someone to be used for the maintenance of a specific building or land left to someone and expressed a wish that this land remains to be used for agricultural purposes. Are these sorts of wishes legally binding? Or are they simply treated as a wish and nothing more?

Question of the week: How binding are general wishes in a Will? For example, if the testator put in a Will that money is left to someone to be used for the maintenance of a specific building or land left to someone and expressed a wish that this land remains to be used for agricultural purposes. Are these sorts of wishes legally binding? Or are they simply treated as a wish and nothing more?

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