Which type of will is created entirely by the testator's own handwriting, dated and signed, and not witnessed?

• A. Formal will
• B. Holographic will
• C. Nuncupative will
• D. Mystic will

Answer: (B)

A holographic will is handwritten entirely by the person making the will, includes a date, and is signed, with no requirement for witnesses. This is exactly why the description fits: the instrument is produced entirely by the testator’s own handwriting, and its validity in many places does not depend on witnesses. A formal will, by contrast, is prepared in writing and must be witnessed; a nuncupative will is an oral testament spoken rather than written; a mystic will is a much less common or conventional form and not the standard handwritten instrument people use. So the document described is the holographic will because of its wholly handwritten nature, with date and signature and no witnesses.