Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Indiana

Re: are internet wills legal in in.

A will for purposes of being "legal" in Indiana must be in writing, signed by the testator and his signature witnessed by two persons who do not inherit under the will. It does not matter where the form you decide to use comes from - your own creation, the internet, a form book, a form purchased from the office supply store, or one created by your attorney. So long as it says it is a will and has the testator's signature and the signatures of the two witnesses saying they are the witnesses, the will will be effective upon death and be probatable. If you try to have your signature notarized, this is not required in Indiana and will not affect whether the will is valid. The 3 signature I have already discussed are the necessary ones for validity. But remember even though a will is valid, one must die before it is any good; i.e. no will is binding until the testator has died and the will is presented to the probate judge in the county where the testator lived and the judge decides it was properly executed during the testator's lifetime. This final check is the only one you need to determine validity. But by then you're dead. So take the document you have with the signatures you obtained to an attorney for a consultation to determine whether it will be considered valid at your death. Otherwise, you'll never know.