[WSBAPT] Witnessing a Will in a Foreign Country

[David Faber]

Good afternoon,

I have a client who anticipates being in Cyprus for the next two years, and
she wants to sign a codicil to her Will while there to deal with a change
in her estate. If I prepared a codicil and had her sign it with a couple of
Cypriot witnesses, and as long as the witness affidavit is self-proving, is
there any issue? Even without a self-proving affidavit, RCW 11.20.040
addresses absent witnesses, but am I missing something in the statutory or
common law regarding foreign witnesses?

Note: I've explored the uniform electronic wills act and am not in a
position to offer that as an option to a client.

Best,
David J. Faber
Faber Feinson PLLC
800 Polk Street, Suite B
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 379-4110

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