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There is no statutory authority specifically declaring that a person with a developmental disability or cognitive impairment cannot draft a will. However, it is advised that a mentally disabled person have a written doctor’s opinion confirming his or her capacity to draft a will. The appointment of a committee prior to the testator having made the will in question does not in itself demonstrate incapacity to make a will, though there is a much heavier burden on the person making the will to prove testamentary capacity under such circumstances. | There is no statutory authority specifically declaring that a person with a developmental disability or cognitive impairment cannot draft a will. However, it is advised that a mentally disabled person have a written doctor’s opinion confirming his or her capacity to draft a will. The appointment of a committee prior to the testator having made the will in question does not in itself demonstrate incapacity to make a will, though there is a much heavier burden on the person making the will to prove testamentary capacity under such circumstances. | ||
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