Kentucky
For Kentucky, witnesses required is at least two (2) credible witnesses; statute citation is Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 394.040, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- Kentucky
- Witnesses required
- at least two (2) credible witnesses verified
- Statute citation
- Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 394.040 our reading
- Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 394.225 per apps.legislature.ky.gov
- Self-proving affidavit
- Any will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved, by acknowledgment thereof by the testator and affidavits of the witnesses per apps.legislature.ky.gov
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
If the will is not wholly written by the testator, the subscription shall be made or the will acknowledged by him in the presence of at least two (2) credible witnesses, who shall subscribe the will with their names in the presence of the testator, and in the presence of each other.
— apps.legislature.ky.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
What apps.legislature.ky.gov says
(1) Any will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved, by acknowledgment thereof by the testator and affidavits of the witnesses, each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of this state and evidenced by the officer's certificate, in substantially the following form:
— apps.legislature.ky.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- apps.legislature.ky.govhttps://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36237
- apps.legislature.ky.govhttps://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36262