Subscription of wills

Article 805. Every will, other than a holographic will, must be subscribed at the end thereof by the testator himself or by the testator's name written by some other person in his presence, and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed by three or more credible witnesses in the presence of the testator and of one another.

There are two requirements of subscription under Article 805. One is the testator's subscription. The other is subscription by witnesses.

The testator must subscribe the will at the logical end thereof. He also has the choice of making another person write his name by some other person but it must be done in his presence and by his express direction.

Moreover, the three (3) or more credible witnesses must subscribe, also at the logical end of the will, in the presence of the testator and of one another. "In the presence" means "in a position which allows them to cast them eyes in the proper direction and see one another signing if they choose to do so."