At the moment, the Civil Law of Latvia recognizes two types of wills:
- a private will is a will drawn up privately by the testator, and
- a public will is a will drawn up by a notary.
A private will is written by the testator only and exclusively by hand; signatures of witnesses are not required.
A public will is written by a notary based on the wishes of the testator and issued in the form of a notarial deed. The original of the notarial deed remains with the notary, and the testator is given a notarized extract.
The choice in favor of a private will is usually made in order to save money, however, our Law Office Inlatplus strongly advises, before drawing up a will, to still consult with a lawyer or notary in order to correctly identify the heirs, correctly indicate the composition of the inheritance, and comply with the norms of the Latvian Civil Law on irrevocable heirs.
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