# Delaware — Will execution requirements by state: witnesses, notarization, holographic and electronic wills

For Delaware, witnesses required is attested and subscribed in testator’s presence by 2 or more credible witnesses; statute citation is 12 Del. C. § 202, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Delaware
- **Witnesses required:** attested and subscribed in testator’s presence by 2 or more credible witnesses _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** 12 Del. C. § 202 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Every will, whether of personal or real estate, must be: (1) In writing and signed by the testator or by some person subscribing the testator’s name in the testator’s presence and by the testator’s express direction; and (2) Subject to § 1306 of this title, attested and subscribed in testator’s presence by 2 or more credible witnesses.

## Source

- https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c002/sc01/index.html

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-02-24.
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