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