If I’m having my Will notarized soon, can my parents who also are listed as executors of my Will also be witnesses?
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If I’m having my Will notarized soon, can my parents who also are listed as executors of my Will also be witnesses?
Asked on August 2, 2013 under Estate Planning, Minnesota
Answers:
Tricia Dwyer / Tricia Dwyer Esq & Associates PLLC
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Hello. You would be wise to have entirely uninvolved person be witnesses. I urge you to have attorney counsel and legal advice in the matter regardless. Some attorneys are available seven days for emergency legal needs. Many attorneys will confer initially at no charge. Then, if legal work is performed, some attorneys will provide a reduced fee for financial hardship. Some attorneys may also assist you in limited scope manner to conserve legal costs. All the best.
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Matthew Majeski / Majeski Law, LLC
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Yes, the will is still valid if your personal representatives are also witnesses. As a matter of practice, it's a little better to have someone else do it just to help avoid possible undue influence concerns, but regardless it will still be a valid will.
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