How to Use testator in a Sentence

testator

noun

• The maker of the will and owner of the estate is the testator.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• The testator can sign several copies so that there is more than one original.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• The testator also can designate a guardian or guardians for minor children or dependents.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• The testator can appoint or nominate the executor(s), subject to the probate court’s approval.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• To be valid, a will generally must be written and have the testator’s signature witnessed by two or more disinterested people.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• The testator can use the will to disinherit anyone who might be considered a natural object of his or her affection or who would inherit if there were no will.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• The will also may state the testator’s wishes about the funeral, memorial service, whether there is a burial or cremation, and other issues.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• To most effectively disinherit someone, the person be named in the will and there should be a statement that the testator is knowingly and intentionally leaving them nothing.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• The testator also can take pre-emptive steps to establish his or her mental competence, such as making a video version of the will or undergoing a doctor’s exam near the time the will is executed.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• Will challenges often allege that someone exerted undue influence over the testator or that the testator had diminished mental capacity.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• After the testator’s death, the estate is administered, according to the terms of both the will and state law, by a person known as the executor, administrator, or personal representative, depending on the state.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026