14 V.S.A. § 133
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§ 133. Requirements
Official statutory text
(a) An international will shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) The will shall be in writing. It need not be written by the testator, and may be written in any language, by hand or by any other means.
(2) The testator shall declare in the presence of two or more witnesses and of a person authorized to act in connection with international wills that the document is the testator's will and that the testator knows its contents. The testator is not required to inform the witnesses or the authorized person of the contents of the will.
(3) The testator shall sign the will in the presence of the witnesses and the authorized person. If the testator has previously signed the will, the testator shall acknowledge his or her signature in the presence of the witnesses and the authorized person.
(4) If the testator is unable to sign, the absence of his or her signature shall not affect the validity of the international will if the testator indicates the reason for his or her inability to sign and the authorized person notes it in the will. Although it is not required, in such cases any other person present, including the authorized person or one of the witnesses, may at the direction of the testator sign the testator's name for him or her. If another person signs for the testator, the authorized person shall note it in the will.
(5) The witnesses shall attest the will by signing it in the presence of the testator and each other.
(1) The will shall be in writing. It need not be written by the testator, and may be written in any language, by hand or by any other means.
(2) The testator shall declare in the presence of two or more witnesses and of a person authorized to act in connection with international wills that the document is the testator's will and that the testator knows its contents. The testator is not required to inform the witnesses or the authorized person of the contents of the will.
(3) The testator shall sign the will in the presence of the witnesses and the authorized person. If the testator has previously signed the will, the testator shall acknowledge his or her signature in the presence of the witnesses and the authorized person.
(4) If the testator is unable to sign, the absence of his or her signature shall not affect the validity of the international will if the testator indicates the reason for his or her inability to sign and the authorized person notes it in the will. Although it is not required, in such cases any other person present, including the authorized person or one of the witnesses, may at the direction of the testator sign the testator's name for him or her. If another person signs for the testator, the authorized person shall note it in the will.
(5) The witnesses shall attest the will by signing it in the presence of the testator and each other.
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