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DIVISION 6. WILLS AND INTESTATE SUCCESSION 6100-6806›PART 1. WILLS 6100-6390›CHAPTER 6. California Statutory Will 6200-6243›ARTICLE 2. General Provisions 6220-6227

§ 6221

California Probate Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A California statutory will shall be executed only as follows:

(a) The testator shall complete the appropriate blanks and shall sign the will.

(b) Each witness shall observe the testator’s signing and each witness shall sign his or her name in the presence of the testator.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1055, Sec. 20.)

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