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Attorney Andy Fowler explains the requirements that must be met for a handwritten will to be considered binding and valid.

Hello, my name is Andy Fowler.

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I'm an attorney with Fowler St. Clair.

Today I want to talk about estate planning specifically, I want to talk about holographic wills.
I get asked the question all the time,

“Can I just go write on a piece of paper and put it in my drawer and that be recognized as a valid will?”

And the answer is, maybe. It depends on how you do it.

Arizona recognized two types of wills: Formal Wills & Holographic Wills

Formal wills: Arizona law has specific requirements on the formation of a valid will.
1. It requires two witnesses.
2. It must be signed with witnesses. When it's signed it has some formation requirements for it to be valid.


Holographic Wills: Arizona law, however, recognizes what's known as a holographic will. But the statute recognizing a holographic will is very specific on what that will has to look like:

1. It must be handwritten. Notice I didn't say type-written and print it out. It has to be handwritten. 2. And it has to be signed by the testator (the person making the will).

Invalid holographic wills: If you print out or type out a will and sign it without the formal requirements of witnesses, it is not a valid will. It has to be in handwriting and signed by the testator for it to be a valid holographic will.

Obviously, as a practice pointer, the better approach is to have an entire will drawn up, rather than just drawing it on up a piece of paper.

But those (holographic wills) will be valid if they follow the formal requirements.

If you have any questions about estate planning feel free to give us a call.