--- title: "West Virginia Will Signing Day Kit | MCC Solutions" description: "West Virginia 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/west-virginia-will-signing-day-kit" --- Document pack # West Virginia Will Signing Day Kit: West Virginia's Witness and Notary Rules, Signing-Day Checklist, Witness Sheet and Original-Will Record Plan your West Virginia will signing from the state's own rules. Two witnesses present at the same time, who sign in the testator's presence and each other's. Self-proving affidavit: Witnesses can sign affidavits at the testator's request before any officer authorized to administer oaths. Keep them with the will. They can't be used if the will is contested. **Coming soon** not on sale yet Why it is not on sale yet [Read the free guide](/state-rules?state=wv) 🌙 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 West Virginia, and the family member, friend or office helping set up the signing. Who can make a will, per the official page: 18 or older. Not the right fit if The person signing isn't in West Virginia, 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 West Virginia will signing data file, checked November 2026 against W. Va. Code Chapter 41, Article 1, Making of Wills (West Virginia Legislature); W. Va. Code Chapter 41, Wills (West Virginia Legislature). - 2 facts aren't stated on those pages, so the kit leaves them out and lists them once to look up, instead of guessing. - Sources: https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/41-1/ https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/41/ - For the estate side in West Virginia, the West Virginia Executor and Estate Kit: Personal property (motor vehicles included) worth no more than $50,000, and no probate real property. What is inside - **Start here.** The 5 confirmed West Virginia facts at a glance; to look up on the official page: electronic wills, remote witnessing. - **West Virginia signing-day checklist.** Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: Two witnesses present at the same time, who sign in the testator's presence and each other's. 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: A gift to a witness, or to a witness's spouse, is void. A witness who would inherit anyway keeps up to the value of the gift. 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 affidavits at the testator's request before any officer authorized to administer oaths. Keep them with the will. They can't be used if the will is contested. The rule here: A gift to a witness, or to a witness's spouse, is void. A witness who would inherit anyway keeps up to the value of the gift. - **Witness information sheet.** One block per West Virginia witness (2 required, plus a spare). - **Original-will storage and location record.** Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in West Virginia: Recognized. Witnesses aren't needed for a will wholly in the testator's handwriting. - **West Virginia will signing tracker (Excel).** Steps, ID, copies and review dates. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Start Here (West Virginia Will Signing Day Kit)](/img/toolkits/west-virginia-will-signing-day-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/west-virginia-will-signing-day-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Start Here [![Page 1 of the West Virginia Signing Day Checklist (West Virginia Will Signing Day Kit)](/img/toolkits/west-virginia-will-signing-day-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/west-virginia-will-signing-day-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of West Virginia Signing Day Checklist Get it ## West Virginia Will Signing Day Kit Coming soon This kit is being finished: every state rule in it is checked against official sources before it goes on sale. Free now: [State rules directory](/state-rules?state=wv) 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. Questions ## Common questions **What does the kit say about witnesses in West Virginia?** Two witnesses present at the same time, who sign in the testator's presence and each other's. If a witness inherits: A gift to a witness, or to a witness's spouse, is void. A witness who would inherit anyway keeps up to the value of the gift. **Does a notary come to a West Virginia will signing?** For the self-proving affidavit: Witnesses can sign affidavits at the testator's request before any officer authorized to administer oaths. Keep them with the will. They can't be used if the will is contested. **Handwritten, remote or electronic wills in West Virginia?** Handwritten: Recognized. Witnesses aren't needed for a will wholly in the testator's handwriting. **What does West Virginia's own wording say?** Witnesses: "at least two competent witnesses, present at the same time" A witness who inherits: "such devise or bequest shall be void" Self-proving affidavit: "make and subscribe an affidavit before any officer authorized to administer oaths" Handwritten wills: "unless it be wholly in the handwriting of the testator" Who can make a will: "under the age of eighteen years, shall be capable of making a will" (quoted in the kit with its source). **Is a West Virginia will template included?** No; your lawyer prepares the will. Not legal advice. 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