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

Who it is for

Anyone signing a will in Arizona, 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 (A.R.S. 14-2501, Justia's 2022 code text).

Not the right fit if

The person signing isn't in Arizona, 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 Arizona will signing data file, checked November 2026 against A.R.S. 14-2502, Execution of paper wills; witnessed wills; holographic wills (Arizona Legislature); A.R.S. 14-2504, Self-proved wills; sample form; signature requirements (Arizona Legislature); A.R.S. 14-2505, Witnesses; requirements; definition (Arizona Legislature); A.R.S. 14-2518, Electronic will; requirements; interpretation (Arizona Legislature); Justia (statute text) (secondary source): A.R.S. 14-2501, Who may make a will (2022 Arizona Revised Statutes, Justia statute text).
• All 7 Arizona 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: An electronic will must include a copy of the testator's government-issued ID that is current when the will is signed.
• For the estate side in Arizona, the Arizona Executor and Estate Kit: Personal property up to $200,000, less liens and encumbrances, valued at the date of death. Real property has its own affidavit (up to $300,000, six months after death, filed with the court). The limits were $75,000 and $100,000 before Laws 2025, chapter 24, approved March 31, 2025.

What is inside

• Start here. The 7 confirmed Arizona facts at a glance.
• Arizona signing-day checklist. Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: Two witnesses, each signing within a reasonable time after seeing the signing or hearing the testator acknowledge it. 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: For wills signed on or after October 1, 2019, a witness can't be someone who gets a gift under the will, or a relative of one by blood, marriage or adoption, unless the will is self-proved. 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. The testator and witnesses sign before an officer authorized to administer oaths where the will is signed, under official seal.
• Witness information sheet. One block per Arizona witness (2 required, plus a spare).
• Original-will storage and location record. Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in Arizona: Recognized. The execution section covers witnessed and holographic wills, with the holographic rules in section 14-2503.
• Arizona will signing tracker (Excel). Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Remote witnessing in Arizona: For an electronic will only: each witness may be physically or electronically present, and a remote witness must be in the United States while serving. Electronic wills: Authorized. An electronic will needs the testator's electronic signature, two witnesses' electronic signatures, the signing dates and a copy of the testator's current government ID.