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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.
Kansas requires the will to be signed at the end, and the witnesses must have seen you sign or heard you acknowledge it.
Every Kansas will other than an oral one must be in writing and signed at the end by the person making it, or by someone else in their presence and at their express direction. It must then be attested and subscribed in that person's presence by two or more competent witnesses who saw the testator subscribe the will or heard the testator acknowledge it.
K.S.A. § 59-606
No. Section 59-606 requires two competent witnesses, not a notary, and notarizing a Kansas will does not substitute for them. A notary appears only in a separate self-proving affidavit.
K.S.A. § 59-606
K.S.A. § 59-606 (Execution and attestation; self-proved wills). Attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator by two or more competent witnesses who saw the testator subscribe or heard the testator acknowledge the will.
Links last checked 2026-08-25.
This is general information about the law, not legal advice, and it has not been reviewed by an attorney licensed in Kansas. Requirements change. Confirm the current rules for your state before you sign.
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