How to make a will in your state

Every state sets its own rules for signing a will. Pick yours for a guide generated from the same rules our documents use.

State	Witnesses	Self-proving affidavit	Notary	Community property	Holographic wills
Alabama	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Alaska	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Arizona	2	Yes	For affidavit only	Yes	Yes
Arkansas	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
California	2	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Colorado	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Connecticut	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Delaware	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
District of Columbia	2	No	No	No	No
Florida	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Georgia	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Hawaii	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Idaho	2	Yes	For affidavit only	Yes	Yes
Illinois	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Indiana	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Iowa	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Kansas	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Kentucky	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Louisiana attorney review	2	Yes	Required for will	Yes	Yes
Maine	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Maryland	2	No	No	No	No
Massachusetts	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Michigan	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Minnesota	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Mississippi	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Missouri	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Montana	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Nebraska	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Nevada	2	Yes	For affidavit only	Yes	Yes
New Hampshire	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
New Jersey	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
New Mexico	2	Yes	For affidavit only	Yes	No
New York	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
North Carolina	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
North Dakota	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Ohio	2	No	No	No	No
Oklahoma	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Oregon	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Pennsylvania	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Rhode Island	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
South Carolina	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
South Dakota	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Tennessee	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Texas	2	Yes	For affidavit only	Yes	Yes
Utah	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Vermont	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	No
Virginia	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Washington	2	Yes	For affidavit only	Yes	No
West Virginia	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes
Wisconsin	2	Yes	For affidavit only	Yes	No
Wyoming	2	Yes	For affidavit only	No	Yes