ALL 51 JURISDICTIONS
Will-validity rules by state
Per-state will-execution requirements, holographic acceptance, Electronic Wills Act adoption, and cross-state portability rule. Statute citations on every row.
- Recognizes (25)
- Narrow exception (2)
- Does not recognize (24)
Index — all states alphabetical
| State | Code | Holographic | Electronic wills | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AL | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Alaska | AK | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Arizona | AZ | yes_unconditional | ewa_state_specific | View → |
| Arkansas | AR | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| California | CA | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Colorado | CO | yes_unconditional | ewa_state_specific | View → |
| Connecticut | CT | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Delaware | DE | no | not_adopted | View → |
| District of Columbia | DC | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Florida | FL | no_with_narrow_exception | ewa_state_specific | View → |
| Georgia | GA | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Hawaii | HI | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Idaho | ID | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Illinois | IL | no | ewa_state_specific | View → |
| Indiana | IN | no | ewa_state_specific | View → |
| Iowa | IA | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Kansas | KS | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Kentucky | KY | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Louisiana | LA | yes_olographic | not_adopted | View → |
| Maine | ME | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Maryland | MD | no | ewa_state_specific | View → |
| Massachusetts | MA | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Michigan | MI | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Minnesota | MN | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Mississippi | MS | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Missouri | MO | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Montana | MT | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Nebraska | NE | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Nevada | NV | yes_unconditional | ewa_state_specific | View → |
| New Hampshire | NH | no | not_adopted | View → |
| New Jersey | NJ | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| New Mexico | NM | no | not_adopted | View → |
| New York | NY | no_with_narrow_exception | not_adopted | View → |
| North Carolina | NC | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| North Dakota | ND | yes_unconditional | uewa_adopted | View → |
| Ohio | OH | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Oklahoma | OK | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Oregon | OR | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Pennsylvania | PA | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Rhode Island | RI | no | not_adopted | View → |
| South Carolina | SC | no | not_adopted | View → |
| South Dakota | SD | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Tennessee | TN | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Texas | TX | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Utah | UT | yes_unconditional | uewa_adopted | View → |
| Vermont | VT | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Virginia | VA | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Washington | WA | no | ewa_state_specific | View → |
| West Virginia | WV | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |
| Wisconsin | WI | no | not_adopted | View → |
| Wyoming | WY | yes_unconditional | not_adopted | View → |