Is a Will that my wife and I wrote out and got notarized legal?
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Is a Will that my wife and I wrote out and got notarized legal?
Asked on February 19, 2015 under Estate Planning, Indiana
Answers:
Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Not in Indiana. Indiana does not recognize holographic wills as valid. Arizona does. In Indiana, the written will needs to be signed by the testator and two disinterested witnesses. So the one notary will not be enough. And the wife and husband can not witness each other's wills because they inherit from each other.
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