Idaho Will Signing Day Kit: Idaho's Witness and Notary Rules, Signing-Day Checklist, Witness Sheet and Original-Will Record

Who it is for

Anyone signing a will in Idaho, and the family member, friend or office helping set up the signing. Who can make a will, per the official page: 18 or older (or an emancipated minor), of sound mind.

Not the right fit if

The person signing isn't in Idaho, you still need the will written (that's a lawyer's job), or someone may contest it. Not a will form or a legal service.

Why it is different

• Built only from our Idaho will signing data file, checked November 2026 against Idaho Code 15-2-502, Execution (Idaho Legislature); Idaho Code 15-2-501, Who may make a will (Idaho Legislature); Idaho Code 15-2-504, Self-proved will (Idaho Legislature); Idaho Code 15-2-505, Who may witness (Idaho Legislature); Idaho Code 15-2-1105, Execution of electronic will (Idaho Legislature); Idaho Code 15-2-1108, Electronic will attested and made self-proved at time of execution (Idaho Legislature).
• All 7 Idaho facts are confirmed on an official page.
• Sources: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title15/T15CH2/SECT15-2-502/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title15/T15CH2/SECT15-2-501/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title15/T15CH2/SECT15-2-504/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title15/T15CH2/SECT15-2-505/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title15/t15ch2/sect15-2-1105/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title15/t15ch2/sect15-2-1108/
• For the estate side in Idaho, the Idaho Executor and Estate Kit: The estate subject to probate, wherever located, worth no more than $100,000 less liens and encumbrances.

What is inside

• Start here. The 7 confirmed Idaho facts at a glance.
• Idaho signing-day checklist. Bring 2 witnesses, each at least 18. The rule: Two witnesses, each of whom saw the signing or the testator's acknowledgment. Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. Have a notary or another officer who can administer oaths there for the self-proving affidavit. The statute names that officer rather than notaries by name. Allowed at signing or any time later, before an officer authorized to administer oaths where the will is signed. If no notary is available on the day, the affidavit can be added later, while the witnesses can still be reached. Anyone under 18. The rule here: A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it. The testator signs (or acknowledges the signature) while the witnesses watch, then each witness signs.
• Witness information sheet. One block per Idaho witness (2 required, plus a spare). Witness age: Witnesses must be 18 or older.
• Original-will storage and location record. Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in Idaho: Recognized. The execution section carves out holographic wills, though the page doesn't list their requirements.
• Idaho will signing tracker (Excel). Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Remote witnessing in Idaho: For an electronic will only: the witnesses may sign in the testator's physical or electronic presence. The self-proving affidavit wording can say physical or electronic presence instead of presence and hearing. Electronic wills: Authorized since 2023. An electronic will is a tamper-evident electronic record readable as text when signed, signed by the testator and by at least two witnesses, each a resident of a state, within a reasonable time after witnessing the signing or acknowledgment.