Whosoever claims rights under a will shall prove the existence and the contents of such will.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
This is the 2015 English-language edition attributed in its front matter to the Ministry of Justice. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation, later changes, or whether the text is currently in force. Nine passages are incomplete in the available scan and are identified where they occur.
Article 759
Proof of Will · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
The existence and contents of a public or holograph will shall be proved by producing the instrument itself in which such will is contained, or a copy thereof certified to be true by the notary or registrar who has received the will for the deposit thereof in his archives.
They may not be proved by any other means for the purpose of obtaining their execution.
They may be proved by any means for the purpose of obtaining damages from the person who, through his fault or negligence, has caused the will to disappear.