What Is A Testator?

A TESTATOR is a person who has died with a signed valid Will they have prepared.

The use of TESTATOR has become so common that it refers to either sex. Previously, if a man died with a valid Will he was known as a TESTATOR and if a woman died with a valid Will she was known as a TESTATRIX.

If anyone dies without a valid Will they are said to have died INTESTATE.

Anyone who dies INTESTATE is known as a DECEDENT.