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No, you do not need to notarize your will in Wisconsin to make it legal. You may, however, make your will "self-proving" in Wisconsin, but you'll need to go to a notary to do so. The court will consider a self-proving will without contacting the witnesses who signed it, which speeds up probate.

Unfortunately, the remote online notarization law does not apply to estate planning documents, including wills. Under current law, the self-proving affidavit to your will must be notarized in person for it to be valid in Wisconsin.

Any person named in a will to act as personal representative shall, within 30 days after he or she has knowledge that he or she is named to act as personal representative, and has knowledge of the death of the testator, file the will in the proper court, unless the will has been otherwise deposited with the court.

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

No. The state of Wisconsin does not recognize handwritten wills?also known as ?holographic? wills. Your will must be typed and signed by yourself and two witnesses. Nuncupative oral wills are also invalid.

Grounds for Contesting a Will in Wisconsin The Will does not comply with the state's legal requirements by, for example, not having enough witnesses or having a witness that was also a beneficiary. Ambiguous provisions exist. The Will was revoked. A new Will exists.