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The Office of Circuit Court Clerk in your county can provide the legal forms necessary to file a probate case.

Here's a quick checklist for making a will in Kentucky: Decide what property to include in your will. Decide who will inherit your property. Choose an executor to handle your estate. Choose a guardian for your children. Choose someone to manage children's property. Make your will. Sign your will in front of witnesses.

The general requirements for a valid Will are usually as follows: (a) the document must be written (meaning typed or printed), (b) signed by the person making the Will (usually called the ?testator? or ?testatrix?, and (c) signed by two witnesses who were present to witness the execution of the document by the maker ...

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.

You can make your own will in Kentucky. You do not have to use an attorney to draft your will. If you know who you want to handle your estate, what assets you have, and who you wish to receive those assets, you are ready to make a will.

You must sign your will in the presence of two witnesses, and your witnesses must also sign the will. You do not need an attorney to make the will for you, however, an attorney can verify that your will is in fact valid, so that any potential dispute over your will regarding its legal validity will stand up in court.