--- title: "Do You Need a Notary for a Will in Pennsylvania? | MCC" description: "Pennsylvania 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-pennsylvania" --- Does it need a notary? · Pennsylvania # Do you need a notary for a will in Pennsylvania? 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. Not to be valid, on the pages we read: none required for a will the testator signs at the end. Two witnesses are needed only when the testator signs by mark or has someone else sign. ## In the source's wording "Every will shall be in writing and shall be signed by the testator at the end thereof." From the sources listed below, checked November 2026. ## What else the signing needs Self-proving affidavit Allowed. Per Nolo (citing 20 Pa.C.S. 3132.1), the testator and two witnesses sign affidavits before a notary, attached to the will. Electronic wills Not authorized, per Nolo's Pennsylvania page (updated August 2025). "Pennsylvania currently doesn't allow e-wills" Handwritten wills Recognized. Nolo's handwritten wills page (updated February 2024) lists Pennsylvania among the states where a handwritten will is valid without witnesses; the will still has to be signed at the end. Who can make a will 18 or older, of sound mind. "Any person 18 or more years of age who is of sound mind may make a will." **Not confirmed on the pages we read:** the interested-witness rule and remote witnessing. Check with [the probate court for the county where the will-maker lives (statute: 20 Pa.C.S. Chapter 25, Wills (Pennsylvania General Assembly))](https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/20/00.025..HTM). ## Next step Plan an in-person signing; the rule we read needs no witnesses for this will, but a self-proving affidavit, if you add one, is signed with 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 Pennsylvania? We can look for a mobile notary commissioned there; bring your own witnesses. [Request a mobile notary in Pennsylvania](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey) If a local notary in Pennsylvania does it: Administering an oath or affirmation, per person, $5; Verification on oath or affirmation, per declarant, $5, under the state's fee rules ([Pennsylvania notary fees](/notary/fees-by-state/pennsylvania)). ## Worth knowing The witness rule in Chapter 25 applies only to a signature by mark or by another person. Ask the lawyer preparing the will whether to use witnesses and a self-proving affidavit anyway. ## Sources - [20 Pa.C.S. Chapter 25, Wills (Pennsylvania General Assembly)](https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/20/00.025..HTM) (checked November 2026) - [Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Pennsylvania (Nolo, updated August 2025)](https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/pennsylvania-make-will-31750.html) (checked November 2026) - [Nolo (secondary source): Holographic (Handwritten) Wills (Nolo, updated February 2024)](https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/holographic-wills.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 Pennsylvania?** No, not for the will itself. Not to be valid, on the pages we read: none required for a will the testator signs at the end. Two witnesses are needed only when the testator signs by mark or has someone else sign. **Where does a notary come in for a Pennsylvania will?** The self-proving affidavit. Allowed. Per Nolo (citing 20 Pa.C.S. 3132.1), the testator and two witnesses sign affidavits before a notary, attached to the will. **Who can make a will in Pennsylvania?** 18 or older, of sound mind. ## Keep going - [Will signing-day checklist](/notary/will-signing-day-checklist?state=pa) - [Will witness rules in every state](/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state) - [A car title in Pennsylvania](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/car-title-pennsylvania) - [A power of attorney in Pennsylvania](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-pennsylvania) A will in another state: [Oregon](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-oregon) · [Rhode Island](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-rhode-island) · [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)