Vermont
For Vermont, witnesses required is signed in the presence of two or more credible witnesses by the testator or in the testator’s name by some other person in the testator’s presence and by the testator’s express direction; statute citation is 14 V.S.A. § 5, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- Vermont
- Witnesses required
- signed in the presence of two or more credible witnesses by the testator or in the testator’s name by some other person in the testator’s presence and by the testator’s express direction verified
- Statute citation
- 14 V.S.A. § 5 our reading
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What the source says
A will shall be: (1) in writing; (2) signed in the presence of two or more credible witnesses by the testator or in the testator’s name by some other person in the testator’s presence and by the testator’s express direction; and (3) attested and subscribed by the witnesses in the presence of the testator and each other.
— legislature.vermont.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- legislature.vermont.govhttps://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/14/001/00005