Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in North Carolina

Not exactly. To be valid, a will must be witnessed by 2 people who are not beneficiaries under the will at all. If prepared by a lawyer, the lawyer's name and address have to be on the will.

The notary statement does not make the will valid. What it does is avoid the need for your witnesses to have to come and testify that this is your will once it is probated. Since this is a hassle (or your witnesses may have passed away), make sure that the will is notarized so it will be self-proving.

I can prepare simple wills for a reasonable fee. Please contact me if you are interested at [email protected].

I am outside of Raleigh and can come to meet with you if you are within 25 miles of that, but most of the necessary documents can be sent via email to keep costs down.