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

Steps for Making a Financial Power of Attorney in Kentucky Create the POA Using Software or an Attorney. ... Sign the POA in the Presence of a Notary Public. ... Store the Original POA in a Safe Place. ... Give a Copy to Your Agent or Attorney-in-Fact. ... File a Copy With the Land Records Office.

Unless the Will is written completely by the Testator by hand, the signature of the Testator must be either made or acknowledged in the presence of at least 2 credible witnesses. Those witnesses must sign the Will in the Testator's presence and in each other's presence.

If you want to prepare a type-written will at home, you can still do that without an attorney. But a type-written will must have the signature of two witnesses and signed by the testator in the proper place. Using only a Notary Public to witness it does not make it valid.

In Kentucky you can write a will in your own handwriting. This type of will is known as a holographic will. If you make this kind of will, the entire will needs to be handwritten by you. It must be signed and dated by you as well.

Other common ways to transfer wealth or property to another person outside of probate include: Living trusts. Payable-on-death or transferrable-on-death accounts. Beneficiary designations on life insurance, retirement accounts, annuities, and other eligible instruments and accounts.