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Maryland

For Maryland, witnesses required is Attested and signed by two or more credible witnesses in: (i) The physical presence of the testator; or (ii) The electronic presence of the testator; electronic wills is An electronic will or remotely witnessed will executed under this subsection shall satisfy the following requirements:; statute citation is Md. Code, Est. & Trusts § 4-102, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

State
Maryland
Witnesses required
Attested and signed by two or more credible witnesses in: (i) The physical presence of the testator; or (ii) The electronic presence of the testator verified
Electronic wills
An electronic will or remotely witnessed will executed under this subsection shall satisfy the following requirements: verified
Statute citation
Md. Code, Est. & Trusts § 4-102 our reading
Sourcemgaleg.maryland.gov
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DatasetWill execution requirements by state: witnesses, notarization, holographic and electronic wills

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every will shall be: (1) In writing; (2) Signed by the testator, or by some other person for the testator, in the testator’s physical presence and by the testator’s express direction; and (3) Attested and signed by two or more credible witnesses in: (i) The physical presence of the testator; or (ii) The electronic presence of the testator

— mgaleg.maryland.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

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Electronic wills

(c) An electronic will or remotely witnessed will executed under this subsection shall satisfy the following requirements: (1) At the time the testator and witnesses sign the will, the testator and all witnesses shall be in the physical presence or electronic presence of one another and a supervising attorney

— all from mgaleg.maryland.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

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