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In order for a Will to be ?self-proving,? the witnesses must sign either an Affidavit or a Declaration (also called a Certification) under Penalty of Perjury stating that the statements that they would have otherwise made in an Attestation Clause are true. RCW 11.20. 020(2) Estate of Starkel v. Wright, 134 Wn.

491, every will shall be in writing signed by the testator or by some other person under the testator's direction in the testator's presence or electronic presence, and shall be attested by two or more competent witnesses, by subscribing their names to the will, or by signing an affidavit that complies with RCW 11.20.

Yes. You can make your own will in Washington State. You are not required to use an attorney to draft a will. However, because a will is a legal document, you want to create a will that the court will accept.

A Will that is written in the hand of the Testator should be valid in Washington AS LONG AS IT IS WITNESSED. Holographic Wills made in Washington by Washington residents are NOT valid in Washington. Estate of Brown, 101 Wash.

RCW 11.20. 010 requires the Will to be filed whether or not it will be offered for probate and provides for damages upon the failure to do so. Washington law does not require a Will to be probated ? only to be filed promptly after a Decedent's death.

No, in Washington, you do not need to notarize your will to make it legal. However, Washington 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.