Does An Arizona Will Need To Be Notarized?

Question: My husband and I are signing a will and revocable living trust with internet forms
from a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Our major asset is our Chandler home.
These forms do not require the notarization of our signatures or the signatures of our
two witnesses. Is our will valid without the notarization of these two signatures?

Answer: Probably. If there is no notarization of the signatures of the two witnesses,
however, upon the deaths of you and your husband, the two witnesses will have to
testify in probate court. Otherwise, the will is self-proving. ARS §14-2504. In other
words, a self-proving will can simply be filed with the probate court and will be
accepted without a probate court hearing.