![]() I, _, the testator, sign my name to this instrument this _ day of _, 19_, and being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that I sign and execute this instrument as my last will and that I sign it willingly (or willingly direct another to sign for me), that I execute it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that I am eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence. The self-proof shall be effective upon the acknowledgment by the testator and the affidavit of at least one witness, each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of the state where execution occurs and evidenced by the officer's certificate, under official seal, in the following form or in a similar form showing the same intent: (a) Any will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved. ![]() 62-2-501Įxcept as provided for writings within Section 62-2-512 and wills within Section 62-2-505, every will, shall be in writing signed by the testator or in the testator's name by some other person in the testator's presence and by his direction, and shall be signed by at least two persons each of whom witnessed either the signing or the testator's acknowledgment of the signature or of the will. Statutes Governing South Carolina's Will Requirements:Ī person who is of sound mind and who is not a minor as defined in Section 62-1-201(24) may make a will. Statutory Form for Self-Proving Affidavit ![]() Holographic Wills (Hand-Written, Unwitnessed) Summary of South Carolina's Will Requirements:
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