Will Requirements by State

Find will signing requirements for all 50 US states. Learn how many witnesses and whether notarization is required to make your will legally valid.

• Alabama — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Alaska — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Arizona — 2 witnesses, Notary: Optional
• Arkansas — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• California — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Colorado — 2 witnesses, Notary: Either/Or
• Connecticut — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Delaware — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• District of Columbia — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Florida — 2 witnesses, Notary: Optional
• Georgia — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Hawaii — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Idaho — 2 witnesses, Notary: Optional
• Illinois — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Indiana — 2 witnesses, Notary: Optional
• Iowa — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Kansas — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Kentucky — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Louisiana — 2 witnesses, Notary: Required
• Maine — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Maryland — 2 witnesses, Notary: Optional
• Massachusetts — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Michigan — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Minnesota — 2 witnesses, Notary: Optional
• Mississippi — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Missouri — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Montana — 2 witnesses, Notary: Optional
• Nebraska — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Nevada — No witnesses, Notary: Required
• New Hampshire — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• New Jersey — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• New Mexico — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• New York — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• North Carolina — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• North Dakota — 2 witnesses, Notary: Either/Or
• Ohio — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Oklahoma — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Oregon — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Pennsylvania — No witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Rhode Island — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• South Carolina — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• South Dakota — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Tennessee — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Texas — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Utah — 2 witnesses, Notary: Optional
• Vermont — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Virginia — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Washington — 2 witnesses, Notary: Optional
• West Virginia — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Wisconsin — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required
• Wyoming — 2 witnesses, Notary: Not required