No, not for the will itself.
The signing rule on the official page we read asks for two witnesses. The testator signs or acknowledges in front of both, and they sign in front of the testator and each other. A notary isn't part of that rule; one comes in for the self-proving affidavit, where it's used.
In the official wording
"The attesting witnesses must sign the will in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other."
From the official pages listed below, checked November 2026.
What else the signing needs
- Self-proving affidavit
- Allowed at signing or any later date, before an officer authorized to administer oaths. The statutory form has boxes for physical presence or online notarization.
"may be made self-proved at the time of its execution or at any subsequent date"
- Interested witnesses
- A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it (2018 edition of the statute).
"is not invalid because the will or codicil is signed by an interested witness."
- Remote or video signing
- Witnesses may appear by audio-video only when supervised by a notary in an online notarization session under chapter 117.
"witnesses being present and electronically signing by means of audio-video communication technology"
- Electronic wills
- Authorized. A signature requirement can be met with an electronic signature.
"may be satisfied by an electronic signature"
- Who can make a will
- 18 or older, or an emancipated minor, and of sound mind.
"Any person who is of sound mind and who is either 18 or more years of age or an emancipated minor may make a will."
Not confirmed on the pages we read: handwritten wills. Check with the probate court for the county where the will-maker lives (statute: Fla. Stat. 732.502, Execution of wills (Florida Senate)).
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), and states set their own rules on video witnessing. Here: Witnesses may appear by audio-video only when supervised by a notary in an online notarization session under chapter 117.
Need a notary for the self-proving affidavit in Florida? We can look for a mobile notary commissioned there; bring your own witnesses (two).
Request a mobile notary in Florida
If a local notary in Florida does it: Up to $10 per notarial act, under the state's fee rules (Florida notary fees).
Worth knowing
Florida says a handwritten will that is signed and witnessed under its execution rule isn't treated as a holographic will. The page we read doesn't say an unwitnessed one is valid, so we left that blank.
Official sources
- Fla. Stat. 732.502, Execution of wills (Florida Senate) (checked November 2026)
- Fla. Stat. 732.501, Who may make a will (Florida Senate) (checked November 2026)
- Fla. Stat. 732.504, Who may witness (Florida Senate, 2018 edition) (checked November 2026)
- Fla. Stat. 732.503, Self-proof of will (Florida Senate) (checked November 2026)
- Fla. Stat. 732.522, Method and place of execution (Florida Senate) (checked November 2026)
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 Florida?
No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the official page we read asks for two witnesses. The testator signs or acknowledges in front of both, and they sign in front of the testator and each other. 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 Florida will?
The self-proving affidavit. Allowed at signing or any later date, before an officer authorized to administer oaths. The statutory form has boxes for physical presence or online notarization.
Can a will be signed over video in Florida?
Witnesses may appear by audio-video only when supervised by a notary in an online notarization session under chapter 117.
Can a beneficiary witness a Florida will?
A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it (2018 edition of the statute).
Keep going
- Florida will signing requirements
- Will signing-day checklist
- Will witness rules in every state
- A power of attorney in Florida
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