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No, in Maine, you do not need to notarize your will to make it legal. However, Maine allows you to make your will "self-proving" and you'll need to go to a notary if you want to do that. A self-proving will speeds up probate because the court can accept the will without contacting the witnesses who signed it.

You can make a will without a lawyer in Maine, and it will be valid as long as you follow the requirements set out by state law, including those outlined above.

No, in Maine, you do not need to notarize your will to make it legal. However, Maine allows you to make your will "self-proving" and you'll need to go to a notary if you want to do that. A self-proving will speeds up probate because the court can accept the will without contacting the witnesses who signed it.

Maine law has these formalities for making a will: a will must be in writing and signed by the testator (will-maker) or in the will-maker's name by someone else who the will-maker asked to sign for them, as long as the will-maker asked the other person to sign the will, and it was done in their conscious presence.

The average cost of creating a will in Maine ranges from $200 to $600, depending on the attorney's fees and the complexity of the will. The average cost of establishing a trust in Maine can range from $1,000 to $3,000 or more, based on the type of trust, attorney's fees, and the complexity of the trust's provisions.

In addition to the last will and testament as described above, Maine also recognizes a handwritten will (?holographic will?) so long as the signature and material portions of the document are in the testator's handwriting; such a handwritten will does not need to be witnessed.