Holographic Will:

In New Jersey there is the possibility of you yourself executing a will, which is called a holographic will, a handwritten document. And the statutes in New Jersey do allow this for you to -- to leave your property in that way.

However, there are many pitfalls in doing this. If you don’t sign it the right way or you’re -- you don’t follow the provisions that the statute allows should be there to show that this is really your intentional will, this particular document could be disallowed as your true intentional will. My suggestion would be if you’re going to execute a will, that you sit down with a professional and you do it the right way and not worry about whether or not I’m going to write out a certain letter right before I die. A holographic will is recognized but -- in certain circumstances. It is a very problematical instrument.