subject: Language of a Will [print this page] If you have been known by a nickname or by more than one name, state your legal name and then state that you have sometimes been known as "Chuck Testator" or as "Charlie Testator." You should also state your residence for identification; and if you possess a frequently used name such as "John J. Smith," you should take further steps to insure identification, possibly including your Army Serial Number and the name of your wife or the names of your parents. Your introductory clause may be simple or flowery. It may be as short as "My WILL is as follows": or it may state that: "I, William Testator, of the City of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, State of Louisiana, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament."
