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DE-131 Proof of Subscribing Witness

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DE-131 Proof of Subscribing Witness Effective: January 1, 1998¶

Source: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DE-131

Proof of Subscribing Witness (DE-131)

A person who signed another person’s will (a legal paper that lists a person’s wishes about what will happen to his or her property after death) or a codicil (a change to a person’s will) uses this to make a sworn statement about that will or codicil.

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Effective: January 1, 1998

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