Who May Serve as a Witness to the Signing of a Will
Section 732.504 states that any person who is competent to be a witness may serve as a witness. Further, it is important to note that a beneficiary of the will may serve as a witness to the will.
Although a beneficiary may serve, I do not believe it is a good idea as a witness may need to be called to serve as an actual witness in the probate proceeding. An interested witness's testimony may be seen as self-serving and not be worth much to the trier-of-fact. Whenever it is possible, it is best to have a non-beneficiary serve as the witness to your estate planning documents.
To learn more who may or may not serve as a witness, please contact our estate planning attorney at Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. located in Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
