Considerable discussion has arisen regarding holographic wills and the potential legislative abolition of the ability to draft them. However, the Greek legislator currently maintains the possibility of drafting a holographic will, provided that the will is deposited before a notary and the corresponding act is formally executed.
The testator appears before a notary and requests to deposit a sealed envelope containing, by his express declaration, his holographic will. Following the deposit of the will and the drafting of the notarial act, it is certified that the date of execution of the will precedes the testator’s death.
A holographic will is subject to specific formal requirements that must be met in order for it to have legal validity:
- a) It must be entirely handwritten by the testator.
b) It must bear a precise date.
c) It must be signed by the testator.