Except as provided for writings within Section 62-2-512 and wills within Section 62-2-505, every will shall be:

1. (1) in writing;
2. (2) signed by the testator or signed in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's presence and by the testator's direction; and
3. (3) signed by at least two individuals each of whom witnessed either the signing or the testator's acknowledgment of the signature or of the will.

HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 1990 Act No. 521, SECTION 22; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014.

Effect of Amendment

The 2013 amendment made nonsubstantive changes.