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

For Virginia, witnesses required is in the presence of at least two competent witnesses who are present at the same time and who subscribe the will in the presence of the testator; holographic wills is A will wholly in the testator's handwriting is valid without further requirements, provided that the fact that a will is wholly in the testator's handwriting and signed by the testator is proved by at least two disinterested witnesses; statute citation is Va. Code § 64.2-403, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Virginia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Witnesses required:** in the presence of at least two competent witnesses who are present at the same time and who subscribe the will in the presence of the testator _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Holographic wills:** A will wholly in the testator's handwriting is valid without further requirements, provided that the fact that a will is wholly in the testator's handwriting and signed by the testator is proved by at least two disinterested witnesses. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** Va. Code § 64.2-403 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> A will not wholly in the testator's handwriting is not valid unless the signature of the testator is made, or the will is acknowledged by the testator, in the presence of at least two competent witnesses who are present at the same time and who subscribe the will in the presence of the testator.

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title64.2/section64.2-403/

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2028-02-09.
Part of [Will execution requirements by state: witnesses, notarization, holographic and electronic wills](https://referencesource.org/will-execution-requirements-by-state/).