Maine
For Maine, witnesses required is Signed by at least 2 individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after the individual witnessed either the signing of the will; holographic wills is is valid as a holographic will, whether or not witnessed, if the signature and material portions of the document are in the testator's handwriting; statute citation is 18-C M.R.S. § 2-502, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- Maine
- Witnesses required
- Signed by at least 2 individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after the individual witnessed either the signing of the will verified
- Holographic wills
- is valid as a holographic will, whether or not witnessed, if the signature and material portions of the document are in the testator's handwriting verified
- Statute citation
- 18-C M.R.S. § 2-502 our reading
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What the source says
Signed by at least 2 individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after the individual witnessed either the signing of the will as described in
— legislature.maine.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
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Holographic wills
subsection 1 is valid as a holographic will, whether or not witnessed, if the signature and material portions of the document are in the testator's handwriting.
— all from legislature.maine.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- legislature.maine.govhttps://legislature.maine.gov/legis/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec2-502.html