Testamentas: sąvoka, rūšys ir registracija

The present thesis consists of three parts. The first one deals with the implementation of definition of will both in the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania and in the civil codes of foreign countries. When all the essential features of will individualizing it as a legal instrument are put into one, the definition of will is formed. The second part focuses on types of wills. While comparing different types of wills enacted in the legal acts of Lithuania and foreign states many will making peculiarities can be distinct and some attention given to the evolving legal regulation and practical application problems. The doubtful meaning of joint will of spouses, obstacles of discovering the existence of holographic will are of particular interest. The third part of the thesis concerns the recently established Will register, its activity prospects and the abilities of ensuring the rights of heirs after Lithuania’s accession to the Convention on the Establishment of the Scheme of Registration of Wills.