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I ask the witnesses to sign below the testator/trix’s signature and also have them sign the affidavit. A notary notarize the witnesses’ signatures. Belt and suspenders.</div>
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<b>From: </b>wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Kaitlin Miller <Kaitlin@jmg-law.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, March 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[WSBAPT] Witness Attestations and Self-Proving Affidavits<br>
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Good morning:</p>
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Quick practice question under RCW 11.12.020:</p>
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When using a compliant self-proving affidavit, do you also include a separate witness attestation clause and witness signature lines in the will itself, or do you have the witnesses sign only the self-proving affidavit?</p>
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In other words, is the common practice to (1) have witnesses sign both the will and the self-proving affidavit, or (2) rely solely on the self-proving affidavit permitted by RCW 11.12.020?</p>
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I am more frequently seeing Last Wills which only have a self-proving affidavit and I am curious what others are doing in practice and whether anyone has encountered probate issues using affidavit-only witness signatures.</p>
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