A German can make a valid will with one sheet of paper and no notary. Section 2247 of the Civil Code allows it. Der Erblasser kann ein Testament durch eine eigenhändig geschriebene und unterschriebene Erklärung errichten. The testator can make a will by a declaration written and signed in his own hand. The law adds that he should state when and where he wrote it, with the day, the month and the year.