State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 1740 - Personal nature of Will - A Will is a personal act, which may not be made through an attorney, nor may be left to the discretion of another person with regard to the appointment of heirs and legatees, the object of the inheritance or the execution or non-execution of the said Will. § Sole paragraph – The testator may, however, entrust to a third party the distribution of the inheritance when he institutes a certain class of persons.