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

For South Carolina, witnesses required is signed by at least two individuals each of whom witnessed either the signing or the testator's acknowledgment of the signature or of the will; statute citation is S.C. Code Ann. §§ 62-2-502, 62-2-503, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** South Carolina
- **Witnesses required:** signed by at least two individuals each of whom witnessed either the signing or the testator's acknowledgment of the signature or of the will. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Self-proving affidavit:** Any will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved. The self-proof shall be effective upon the acknowledgment by the testator and the affidavit of at least one witness _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute citation:** S.C. Code Ann. §§ 62-2-502, 62-2-503 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Except as provided for writings within Section 62-2-512 and wills within Section 62-2-505, every will shall be: (1) in writing; (2) signed by the testator or signed in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's presence and by the testator's direction; and (3) signed by at least two individuals each of whom witnessed either the signing or the testator's acknowledgment of the signature or of the will.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Self-proving affidavit

> (a) Any will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved. 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:

## Source

- https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t62c002.php

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