Bato fears death. Even when people start talking about death, he runs away from them. Recently, his wife told him that he should write a will so that their children are protected in case he dies. Bate immediately locked himself in his office and drunk 7 bottles of alcohol until he was drunk. His friends had told him that alcohol can give him courage. After he got drunk, he got a pen and started to write his will. He forgot some of his property and even some of his children’s names. Is this will valid?
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
According to the Succession Act, a person is not allowed to make a will when their mind is in a state where they do not know what they are doing.
This state of mind could be brought about by illness or drunkenness.
If there is proof that at the time when the person was writing the will, they did not understand what they were doing, then that will is not valid.
It is important to note that someone can be intoxicated (have drugs or alcohol in their body and still be able to understand the meaning and effect of making a will can tell the nature and extent of their property. .
For a person to lack capacity to write a will, his/her state of mind must be so that they do not understand the nature or effect of making a will and they cannot state the extent of property or their estate.
Therefore, the will written by Bate when he was drunk and could not remember the names of his children or property is not valid.
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Source: BarefootLawyers
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