Posted by Sylvia on 4/1/2008, 9:53 am, in reply to "Singing wills and living wills"
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Before a will can be admitted to probate it needs to be authenticated. It needs to be proved. The reason for the witnesses is to make the will self proving. If the witnesses were to die before the testator then it is difficult to prove that the witnesses actually witnessed the signing of the will. So, to make the will self proving the witnesses signatures need to be notarized.
Under Florida law, a Living Will must be signed by its maker in the presence of two witnesses, at least one of whom is neither the spouse nor a blood relative of the maker. If the maker is physically unable to sign the Living Will, one of the witnesses can sign in the presence and at the direction of the maker. Florida will
recognize a Living Will, which has been signed in another state, if that Living Will was signed in compliance with the laws of that state, or in compliance with the laws of Florida.
A Living Will is not required to be notarized, but it is not a bad idea to get your signature notarized on the form.
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