# Weird wills **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 2, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-wills/797782 "2017-10-02T01:04:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-wills/797782/1 "2017-10-02T01:04:36Z")
In fiction, it is a common trope that someone is left a fortune in a will, but there is some weird requirement that the beneficiary must fulfill, like spending a night in a supposedly haunted house, or working at a menial job for a period of time. Are such clauses in a will legally enforceable (anywhere)? Is there any limitation on how absurd the clause may be before the will is deemed invalid? For example, if I require my son to climb Mt. Everest alone or win the Tour de France before he gets my money, is he stuck with that requirement? ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-wills/797782/2 "2017-10-02T01:31:12Z")
Thread that I started on the topic a few years ago: [In your Last Will and Testament, how much can you screw with your heirs?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=541096) The winner of the thread: [The Great Stork Derby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stork_Derby)