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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 258 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

For a will to be established, anything indicating it, whether words—express or otherwise—or an act, even writing or a gesture, is sufficient, without distinction in this respect between the cases of freedom of choice and its absence. Indeed, the existence of a document in his handwriting or bearing his signature is sufficient where the surrounding circumstances indicate an intention that it be acted upon after his death.
Arabic original
يكفي في تحقق الوصية كل ما دل عليهـا مـن لـفـظ -صريح أو غير صريح – أو فعل وإن كان كتابة أو إشارة ، بلا فرق فيه بين صورتي الاختيار وعدمه، بل يكفي وجود مكتوب بخطه أو بإمضائه بحيث يظهر من قرائن الأحوال إرادة العمل به بعد موته.

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