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

Who it is for

Anyone signing a will in Nebraska, and the family member, friend or office helping set up the signing. Who can make a will, per the official page: Any individual at least 18 (30-2326, per Nolo).

Not the right fit if

The person signing isn't in Nebraska, 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 Nebraska will signing data file, checked November 2026 against Neb. Rev. Stat. 30-2328, Holographic will (Nebraska Legislature); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Nebraska (Nolo, updated August 2025).
• All 7 Nebraska facts are confirmed: on an official page, or where none could be read, on a vetted secondary source marked as such.
• Sources: https://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=30-2328 https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/nebraska-make-will-31649.html
• For the estate side in Nebraska, the Nebraska Executor and Estate Kit: All personal property, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, up to $100,000 (as amended by LB 85, 2025).

What is inside

• Start here. The 7 confirmed Nebraska facts at a glance.
• Nebraska signing-day checklist. Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: The testator signs or acknowledges in front of two witnesses, and both sign (30-2327, per Nolo). 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: Nolo reads 30-2330 this way: a witness who also inherits may lose whatever the will gives beyond their intestate share. Have a notary there for the self-proving affidavit. The official page we read names a notary public. Optional. Under 30-2329, as Nolo describes it, the testator and the two witnesses swear to an affidavit in front of a notary, which speeds up probate. The rule here: Nolo reads 30-2330 this way: a witness who also inherits may lose whatever the will gives beyond their intestate share. The testator signs (or acknowledges the signature) while the witnesses watch, then each witness signs.
• Witness information sheet. One block per Nebraska witness (2 required, plus a spare).
• Original-will storage and location record. Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in Nebraska: Recognized if the signature, the material provisions and the date are in the testator's handwriting.
• Nebraska will signing tracker (Excel). Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Remote witnessing in Nebraska: Not provided for: no Nebraska law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's Nebraska page, updated August 2025). Electronic wills: No: Nolo's Nebraska guide (August 2025) says a will can't be a digital file, audio or video.