--- title: "New York Will Signing Day Kit | MCC Solutions" description: "New York will signing kit: 2 witnesses, self-proving affidavit. Checklist, witness sheet, storage record, Excel tracker. Not a will form." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/new-york-will-signing-day-kit" --- Document pack # New York Will Signing Day Kit: New York's Witness and Notary Rules, Signing-Day Checklist, Witness Sheet and Original-Will Record Plan your New York will signing from the state's own rules. Two witnesses, who sign within one 30-day period. The testator signs at the end of the will. Self-proving affidavit: Witnesses can sign an affidavit, at the testator's request during life, before any officer authorized to administer oaths. The court accepts it as if the witness had testified. **$19** one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email Buy now, $19 Free sample 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for Anyone signing a will in New York, and the family member, friend or office helping set up the signing. Who can make a will, per the official page: 18 or older, of sound mind and memory. Not the right fit if The person signing isn't in New York, 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 New York will signing data file, checked November 2026 against EPTL 3-2.1, Execution and attestation of wills (New York State Senate); EPTL 3-2.2, Nuncupative and holographic wills (New York State Senate); EPTL 3-3.2, Competence of attesting witness who is beneficiary (New York State Senate); EPTL 3-1.1, Who may make wills (New York State Senate); SCPA 1406, Proof of will by affidavit of attesting witness (New York State Senate); Matter of Holmgren, 2022 NY Slip Op 22049 (Surrogate's Court, Queens County, February 23, 2022). - All 7 New York facts are confirmed on an official page. - Also from the file: Witnesses add their home addresses when the testator asks. Leaving an address off doesn't make the will invalid. What is inside - **Start here.** The 7 confirmed New York facts at a glance. - **New York signing-day checklist.** Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: Two witnesses, who sign within one 30-day period. The testator signs at the end of the will. Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. If a beneficiary would have to witness, stop and call the lawyer first: The will stands, but a gift to a witness is void unless two other witnesses who get nothing also signed. A witness who would inherit anyway can keep up to that share. 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. Witnesses can sign an affidavit, at the testator's request during life, before any officer authorized to administer oaths. The court accepts it as if the witness had testified. The rule here: The will stands, but a gift to a witness is void unless two other witnesses who get nothing also signed. - **Witness information sheet.** One block per New York witness (2 required, plus a spare). - **Original-will storage and location record.** Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in New York: Only for members of the armed forces in actual service during a war or armed conflict, people serving with them, and mariners at sea. These wills expire after a set time. - **New York will signing tracker (Excel).** Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Remote witnessing in New York: Not now. Executive Order 202.14 let audio-video technology satisfy the presence requirement only from April 7, 2020 to June 25, 2021, as the Queens County Surrogate's Court noted in Matter of Holmgren (2022). Electronic wills: Not yet. The version of the execution section that takes effect December 12, 2027 refers to electronic wills under a new part six. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Start Here (New York Will Signing Day Kit)](/img/toolkits/new-york-will-signing-day-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/new-york-will-signing-day-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Start Here [![Page 1 of the New York Signing Day Checklist (New York Will Signing Day Kit)](/img/toolkits/new-york-will-signing-day-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/new-york-will-signing-day-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of New York Signing Day Checklist Get it ## New York Will Signing Day Kit Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Get every update for a year, $29: the [Yearly Updates Pass](/updates-pass?kit=new-york-will-signing-day-kit) gives you each refreshed edition we release of the kits you own. One payment, no automatic renewal. Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers. This kit is not a will form. A notary can't give legal advice or say what a document should contain; have a lawyer prepare or review the document, and ask the lawyer about your situation. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. Ways to get it ## Just this kit, or more This kit **$19 one time** New York Will Signing Kit. Buy this kit The set **$57 one time** 4 kits including this one, $25 less than buying them separately. [See the set](/toolkits/new-york-household-paperwork-bundle) Membership **$29 a month** Every kit and document pack in the store, including new ones. Cancel any time. [See the membership](/membership) Questions ## Common questions **What does the kit say about witnesses in New York?** Two witnesses, who sign within one 30-day period. The testator signs at the end of the will. If a witness inherits: The will stands, but a gift to a witness is void unless two other witnesses who get nothing also signed. A witness who would inherit anyway can keep up to that share. **Does a notary come to a New York will signing?** For the self-proving affidavit: Witnesses can sign an affidavit, at the testator's request during life, before any officer authorized to administer oaths. The court accepts it as if the witness had testified. **Handwritten, remote or electronic wills in New York?** Handwritten: Only for members of the armed forces in actual service during a war or armed conflict, people serving with them, and mariners at sea. These wills expire after a set time. Electronic: Not yet. The version of the execution section that takes effect December 12, 2027 refers to electronic wills under a new part six. **What does New York's own wording say?** Witnesses: "There shall be at least two attesting witnesses" A witness who inherits: "void unless there are, at the time of execution and attestation, at least two other attesting witnesses" Self-proving affidavit: "any officer authorized to administer oaths" Handwritten wills: "written entirely in the handwriting of the testator" Electronic wills: "electronic wills authorized by part six of this article" Who can make a will: "Every person eighteen years of age or over, of sound mind and memory" (quoted in the kit with its source). **Is a New York will template included?** No; your lawyer prepares the will. Not legal advice. Free sample ### Try one page first Get a real page or file from this product by email. We send one confirmation email, and no series follows. 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