Okla. Stat. tit. 84, § 84-853
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Requirements of a will
Official statutory text
A. The will must be made in writing. It need not be written by
the testator him or herself. It may be written in any language, by
hand or by any other means.
B. The testator shall declare in the presence of two witnesses
and of a person authorized to act in connection with international
wills that the document is the will of the testator and that the
testator knows the contents of the will. The testator need not
inform the witnesses, or the authorized person, of the contents of
the will.
C. In the presence of the witnesses, and of the authorized
person, the testator shall sign the will or, if the testator has
previously signed it, shall acknowledge the signature.
D. If the testator is unable to sign, the absence of the
signature of the testator does not affect the validity of the
international will if the testator indicates the reason for the
inability to sign and the authorized person makes note thereof on
the will. In that case, it is permissible for any other person
present, including the authorized person or one of the witnesses, at
the direction of the testator, to sign the name of the testator for
the testator, if the authorized person makes note of this on the
will, but it is not required that any person sign the name of the
testator for the testator.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 84. Wills and Succession Page 48
E. The witnesses and the authorized person shall there and then
attest the will by signing in the presence of the testator.
the testator him or herself. It may be written in any language, by
hand or by any other means.
B. The testator shall declare in the presence of two witnesses
and of a person authorized to act in connection with international
wills that the document is the will of the testator and that the
testator knows the contents of the will. The testator need not
inform the witnesses, or the authorized person, of the contents of
the will.
C. In the presence of the witnesses, and of the authorized
person, the testator shall sign the will or, if the testator has
previously signed it, shall acknowledge the signature.
D. If the testator is unable to sign, the absence of the
signature of the testator does not affect the validity of the
international will if the testator indicates the reason for the
inability to sign and the authorized person makes note thereof on
the will. In that case, it is permissible for any other person
present, including the authorized person or one of the witnesses, at
the direction of the testator, to sign the name of the testator for
the testator, if the authorized person makes note of this on the
will, but it is not required that any person sign the name of the
testator for the testator.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 84. Wills and Succession Page 48
E. The witnesses and the authorized person shall there and then
attest the will by signing in the presence of the testator.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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