Zola was a successful business woman who owned a house and several other assets. She was married to Xander, who is currently unemployed. They had two daughters, Beyoncé and Chiara. Zola was diagnosed with cancer and shortly thereafter, she approached ABC Trust and Wills to draw up a will for her. She completed a form with the heading, “Instructions to draft a will” and indicated on the form that her estate must go to her daughters. The Trust Company drew up a will for her and asked her to come to the office to sign the document. She duly did so but by this time she was quite weak and could only manage her initials in the presence of two witnesses, who also signed the document in her presence. After this visit to the trust company, her health deteriorated suddenly, and she died a week later.

The legal position is as follows: