QUESTION
Is a holographic will legal without being notorized?
Asked on Mar 06th, 2017 on Wills and Probate - Kansas
More details to this question:
I used a "fill-in-the-blank" software program to make my will; and its instructions stated it should not be notarized There are no living blood relatives (parents, siblings, husbands, or children); only a few cousins and friends to receive what I have left - and that is spelled out in the will.
1 ANSWER
Maryellen Sullivan
A holographic Will is one in which the important provisions of the Will are in your handwriting and it is signed by you. It never hurts to have your signature notarized and/or to have witnesses. The issue is whether you understand what you own and who you would like to receive it upon your death. Most Will challenges are based on allegations of someone who did not receive assets or as much as they wanted that the person who signed the Will did not understand what they were signing.
Answered on Mar 07th, 2017 at 8:59 AM