Do You Need a Notary for a Will in Kansas?

No, not for the will itself.

The signing rule on the pages we read asks for two or more witnesses who saw the testator sign or heard the testator acknowledge the will, signing in the testator's presence. 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

"two or more competent witnesses, who saw the testator subscribe or heard the testator acknowledge the will"

From the sources listed below, checked November 2026.

What else the signing needs

Self-proving affidavit: Allowed at signing or later during the lives of the testator and witnesses, before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments and administer oaths.
"before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments to deeds of conveyance and to administer oaths"
Interested witnesses: A gift to a witness is void unless two other competent witnesses who get nothing also signed. A witness who would inherit with no will can still take up to that share.
"A beneficial devise or bequest made in a will to a subscribing witness thereto shall"
Remote or video signing: Not provided for: no Kansas law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's Kansas page, updated September 2025).
Electronic wills: Not authorized, per Nolo's Kansas page (updated September 2025).
"Kansas currently doesn't allow e-wills"
Handwritten wills: Not recognized, per Nolo's Kansas page (updated September 2025).
"Kansas doesn't allow holographic wills."
Who can make a will: 18 or older and of sound mind (Nolo, citing K.S.A. 59-601).
"an individual 18 years of age or older"

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: Not provided for: no Kansas law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's Kansas page, updated September 2025).

Need a notary for the self-proving affidavit in Kansas? We can look for a mobile notary commissioned there; bring your own witnesses (two).

Request a mobile notary in Kansas

If a local notary in Kansas does it: No maximum set; a notary may charge a fee but need not, under the state's fee rules (Kansas notary fees).

Sources

K.S.A. 59-606, Execution and attestation; self-proved wills (Kansas Revisor of Statutes) (checked November 2026)
K.S.A. 59-604, Devise or bequest to witness (Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes) (checked November 2026)
Nolo (secondary source): How to Make Will in Kansas (Nolo, updated September 2025) (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 Kansas?

No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the pages we read asks for two or more witnesses who saw the testator sign or heard the testator acknowledge the will, signing in the testator's presence. 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 Kansas will?

The self-proving affidavit. Allowed at signing or later during the lives of the testator and witnesses, before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments and administer oaths.

Can a will be signed over video in Kansas?

Not provided for: no Kansas law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's Kansas page, updated September 2025).

Can a beneficiary witness a Kansas will?

A gift to a witness is void unless two other competent witnesses who get nothing also signed. A witness who would inherit with no will can still take up to that share.

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