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Wills and estate planning
What a will does, how to write one, and what your state requires for it to count.
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Wills and estate planning
What a will does, how to write one, and what your state requires for it to count.
Connecticut requires each witness to subscribe in your presence, and it does not recognise handwritten wills made in the state.
A Connecticut will is not valid to pass any property unless it is in writing, subscribed by the testator, and attested by two witnesses who each subscribe in the testator's presence. A will executed according to the laws of the state or country where it was made may still be admitted to probate in Connecticut, which matters if you moved here after signing.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-251
No. Section 45a-251 requires two witnesses subscribing in the testator's presence, not a notary, and notarizing a Connecticut will does not substitute for them.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-251
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-251 (Making and execution of wills). In writing, subscribed by the testator and attested by two witnesses, each of them subscribing in the testator's presence.
Links last checked 2026-08-25.
We could not read this statute at its official source, so the summary above is provisional. Confirm it before relying on it.
This is general information about the law, not legal advice, and it has not been reviewed by an attorney licensed in Connecticut. Requirements change. Confirm the current rules for your state before you sign.
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