Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 43-8-131 (2026)

Execution and Signature of Will; Witnesses.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section JustiaAla. Code CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Except as provided within Section 43-8-135, every will shall be in writing signed by the testator or in the testator’s name by some other person in the testator’s presence and by his or her direction, and shall be signed by at least two persons each of whom witnessed either the signing or the testator’s acknowledgment of the signature or of the will.

(Acts 1982, No. 82-399, §2-502.)