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The Notice on Further Developing Legal Services and Legal Aid for the Elderly reflects legal support for the elderly, but it does not mean encouraging people to apply for notarized wills after the age of 80, because the elderly over 80 are likely to suffer from various diseases. If you are diagnosed with mental illness and are unconscious, you may not be able to make a will or may be deemed invalid, the notary office will refuse to notarize.
Although making a will will deprive the legal heirs of their rights and obligations to a certain extent, its greatest advantage is that it can reflect the will of the testator. Although influenced by culture and other factors, there are still many problems such as nonstandard, inconsistent form, incorrect format, authenticity and so on. Private lawyers suggest that if you have this idea, you can consult a law firm in advance to understand the legal effect of the will and how to make it.
The newly revised Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly clearly stipulates that notarization institutions are encouraged to provide free or preferential services for the elderly with financial difficulties. As a legal service industry closely related to the daily life of the elderly, it is the legal duty of the notary industry to provide priority and preferential notary legal services for the elderly.
At present, Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Hebei and other local notary associations and some notary agencies have organized and carried out various forms of public welfare activities such as free notarization of the will of the elderly, which has been widely concerned and praised by the society.
References:
Peking University Legal Information Network-Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly