{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-3-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law § 3-1.1","heading":"Who may make wills of, and exercise testamentary powers of","body":"§ 3-1.1 Who may make wills of, and exercise testamentary powers of\n          appointment over property\n  Every person eighteen years of age or over, of sound mind and memory,\nmay by will dispose of real and personal property and exercise a power\nto appoint such property.","path":["Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law","Article 3. Substantive Law of Wills","Part 1. Who May Make and Receive Testamentary Dispositions of Property; What Property May Be Disposed of By Will"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EPT/3-1.1","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"67dcb8389797c1a8e50c38fbdbff51b9c7441eb29b9c1259bbc91d38cf304c21","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-2-1.15","next":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-3-1.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}