Witnesses; requirements; definition

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14-2505. Witnesses; requirements; definition

A. A person who is generally competent to be a witness may act as a witness to a will.

B. For any will executed on or after October 1, 2019, unless the will is made self-proved as prescribed in section 14-2504 or 14-2519, a person may not act as a witness to a will if that person is a devisee under that will or is related by blood, marriage or adoption to a devisee under that will.

C. For the purposes of this section, " devisee" means a person who is designated in the will to receive a devise or who is a beneficiary of a trust that is designated in the will to receive a devise.


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