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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>From <i>Estate of Knowles</i>, 135 Wn. App. 351, 361-62 (Div. II 2006):<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>. ..A notary may be an attesting witness where the requirements of a valid attestation are met. In re Estate of Black, 153 Wash.2d 152, 167–68, 102 P.3d 796 (2004) . The pivotal question is whether the notary is attesting to the genuineness of the signature or to the formalities of proper will execution. Black, 153 Wash.2d at 168, 102 P.3d 796 (citing In re Estate of Alfaro, 301 Ill.App.3d 500, 234 Ill.Dec. 759, 703 N.E.2d 620 (1998)). The requirements of valid attestation are met where the notary interacted with the testator, could judge his competency, declared that the testator signed the will in her presence, was qualified as a witness, and the testator requested she sign the will. Black, 153 Wash.2d at 168, 102 P.3d 796. This is exactly what happened here. Merle went to Goodrich's office to have Goodrich and Camp sign his will, and the three interacted, joking about the burden on Randy of having to dispose of Merle's junk. And Camp's notary stamp states that Merle signed the will in her presence….<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris Constantine<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>jeffrey winter<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 23, 2016 11:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Handwritten Will<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Listmates,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I have been presented with a handwritten Will to probate. There is only one witness signature, but the testator's signature was notarized. Is it possible for the notary to act as a second witness if he is willing to fill out the appropriate affidavit? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Jeff Winter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0'>Jeffrey D. Winter</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0'>Law Office of Jeffrey D. Winter, P.S.<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0'>604 North Main Street</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0'>Ellensburg, WA 98926</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="tel:%28509%29%20925-9600" target="_blank">(509) 925-9600</a> tel.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="tel:%28509%29%20925-9606" target="_blank">(509) 925-9606</a> fax</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>