Today's signing
Margaret Chen
9:58 AMThursday, May 28
Margaret is here for the execution of her estate plan. Four documents are queued in signing order. Everything she drafted with us over the last six weeks lives in this folder.
Practice noteWhy the order matters
The will signs first so the self-proving affidavit can be witnessed in the same sitting, while everyone is still in the room. Out of that order, the affidavit gets deferred, the witnesses scatter, and the will becomes harder to admit to probate years from now. The system locks the order so it does not have to be remembered.
Documents queuedwhy this orderThe will is executed first so the self-proving affidavit can be witnessed in the same sitting. Everything else follows.
- 1Last Will and TestamentTwo witnesses, notary, self-proving affidavitopen
- 2Revocable Living TrustNotary, no witnesses requiredopen
- 3Durable Power of AttorneyNotary, witness customaryopen
- 4Advance Healthcare DirectiveTwo witnesses, notary customaryopen