--- title: "Do You Need a Notary for a Will in Florida? | MCC Solutions" description: "Florida will: no, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the pages we read asks for two witnesses. With the official source and the next step." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-florida" --- Does it need a notary? · Florida # Do you need a notary for a will in Florida? 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 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 source's wording "The attesting witnesses must sign the will in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other." From the sources 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" Handwritten wills Not recognized unless witnessed: a handwritten will needs the same two witnesses as any other will, per Nolo's Florida page (updated November 2023). "Florida does not recognize nuncupative (oral) or holographic (handwritten) wills that are not witnessed" 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." ## 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. 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](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey) If a local notary in Florida does it: Up to $10 per notarial act, under the state's fee rules ([Florida notary fees](/notary/fees-by-state/florida)). ## 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. ## Sources - [Fla. Stat. 732.502, Execution of wills (Florida Senate)](https://m.flsenate.gov/Statutes/732.502) (checked November 2026) - [Fla. Stat. 732.501, Who may make a will (Florida Senate)](https://m.flsenate.gov/Statutes/732.501) (checked November 2026) - [Fla. Stat. 732.504, Who may witness (Florida Senate, 2018 edition)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2018/0732.504) (checked November 2026) - [Fla. Stat. 732.503, Self-proof of will (Florida Senate)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/732.503) (checked November 2026) - [Fla. Stat. 732.522, Method and place of execution (Florida Senate)](https://m.flsenate.gov/Statutes/732.522) (checked November 2026) - [Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Florida (Nolo, updated November 2023)](https://nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/florida-make-will-31865.html) (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 Florida?** No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the pages 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](/notary/will-signing-requirements-florida) - [Will signing-day checklist](/notary/will-signing-day-checklist?state=fl) - [Will witness rules in every state](/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state) - [A car title in Florida](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/car-title-florida) - [A power of attorney in Florida](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-florida) A will in another state: [District of Columbia](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-district-of-columbia) · [Georgia](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-georgia) · [every state](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary?doc=will) ## Signing a will in person? 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