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

Who it is for

Anyone signing a will in Alaska, 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 Alaska, 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 Alaska will signing data file, checked November 2026 against Wills (Alaska Court System Self-Help Services); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Alaska (Nolo, updated September 2025).
• All 7 Alaska facts are confirmed: on an official page, or where none could be read, on a vetted secondary source marked as such.
• Also from the file: A will can be deposited with the court for safekeeping (Form P-100); it stays confidential while the will-maker is alive.
• For the estate side in Alaska, the Alaska Executor and Estate Kit: Personal property other than vehicles worth $50,000 or less after debts and liens; vehicles registered in the state have their own $100,000 cap. Owning real estate rules the affidavit out unless it passed automatically (tenancy by the entirety or a transfer on death deed).

What is inside

• Start here. The 7 confirmed Alaska facts at a glance.
• Alaska signing-day checklist. Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: Two witnesses, who sign within a reasonable time after watching the person sign. Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. Have a notary there for the self-proving affidavit. The official page we read names a notary public. Allowed. The will-maker and both witnesses sign sworn statements in a self-proving affidavit, which is notarized. The rule here: The court's page says a witness can be related to the person making the will or get a gift under it. The testator signs (or acknowledges the signature) while the witnesses watch, then each witness signs. Remote witnessing: Not provided for: no Alaska law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's Alaska page, updated September 2025). This checklist is for a typed will signed with witnesses.
• Witness information sheet. One block per Alaska witness (2 required, plus a spare).
• Original-will storage and location record. Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in Alaska: A will not signed by two witnesses may still be valid as a holographic will; the page doesn't list the requirements.
• Alaska will signing tracker (Excel). Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Remote witnessing in Alaska: Not provided for: no Alaska law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's Alaska page, updated September 2025). Electronic wills: Not authorized, per Nolo's Alaska page (updated September 2025); the will has to be on paper.