--- title: "Do You Need a Notary for a Will in Alabama? | MCC Solutions" description: "Alabama will: no, not for the will itself, per the official page. What else the signing needs, and the next step." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-alabama" --- Does it need a notary? · Alabama # Do you need a notary for a will in Alabama? The answer from the state's own pages, what else a will needs to be signed properly here, and how to get it done. ✓ New Jersey commissioned notary, no. 50244803, insured for errors and omissions. [See the credentials](/about/credentials) No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the pages we read asks for at least two witnesses, per the county probate office. A notary isn't part of that rule; one comes in for the self-proving affidavit, where it's used. ## In the source's wording "witnessed by at least two people" From the sources listed below, checked November 2026. ## What else the signing needs Self-proving affidavit Allowed. The county probate office says a self-proving will must be notarized and use the language the law requires. "must be notarized" Interested witnesses Allowed: a will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it (Ala. Code 43-8-134, Justia's 2021 code text). Disinterested witnesses are still the safer choice. "A will or any provision thereof is not invalid because the will is signed by an interested witness." Electronic wills Not authorized, per Nolo's Alabama page. "Alabama currently doesn't allow e-wills" Handwritten wills Not recognized: handwritten, unwitnessed wills aren't valid, per Nolo's Alabama page. "Alabama does not permit handwritten and unwitnessed (holographic) wills." Who can make a will 18 or older, of sound mind and free from undue influence. "must be 18 years of age or older" **Not confirmed on the pages we read:** remote witnessing. Check with [the probate court for the county where the will-maker lives (statute: Wills and Estates (Talladega County, Alabama, Probate Office))](https://talladegacountyal.org/departments/probate_office/wills_and_estates.php). ## Next step Plan an in-person signing, with the witnesses in the room. Online notarization of a will is generally not available through us: New Jersey's remote notarization law leaves wills and codicils out for signers outside the U.S. ([N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10](https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2020/PL21/179_.HTM)), and states set their own rules on video witnessing. Need a notary for the self-proving affidavit in Alabama? We can look for a mobile notary commissioned there; bring your own witnesses (two). [Request a mobile notary in Alabama](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey) If a local notary in Alabama does it: A reasonable fee of not more than $10 per notarial act, under the state's fee rules ([Alabama notary fees](/notary/fees-by-state/alabama)). ## Sources - [Wills and Estates (Talladega County, Alabama, Probate Office)](https://talladegacountyal.org/departments/probate_office/wills_and_estates.php) (checked November 2026) - [Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Alabama (Nolo)](https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/alabama-make-will-32063.html) (checked November 2026) - [Justia (statute text) (secondary source): Ala. Code 43-8-134, Who may witness will (Justia statute text, 2021 Code of Alabama)](https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/2021/title-43/chapter-8/article-7/division-1/section-43-8-134/) (checked November 2026) Sourced from official pages; a few facts from vetted secondary sources, marked "(secondary source)". We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance. ## Common questions **Does a will have to be notarized in Alabama?** No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the pages we read asks for at least two witnesses, per the county probate office. A notary isn't part of that rule; one comes in for the self-proving affidavit, where it's used. **Where does a notary come in for a Alabama will?** The self-proving affidavit. Allowed. The county probate office says a self-proving will must be notarized and use the language the law requires. **Can a beneficiary witness a Alabama will?** Allowed: a will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it (Ala. Code 43-8-134, Justia's 2021 code text). Disinterested witnesses are still the safer choice. **Who can make a will in Alabama?** 18 or older, of sound mind and free from undue influence. ## Keep going - [Alabama will signing requirements](/notary/will-signing-requirements-alabama) - [Will signing-day checklist](/notary/will-signing-day-checklist?state=al) - [Will witness rules in every state](/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state) - [A car title in Alabama](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/car-title-alabama) A will in another state: [Alaska](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-alaska) · [every state](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary?doc=will) ## Signing a will in person? [Request a mobile notary](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)