“The Uniform Electronic Wills Act (Uniform Act), promulgated in 2019, allows created wills to be formalized on computers and other portable devices, leaving the wills to be completely electronic and never on paper. Also, testators are allowed to execute a will by signing it electronically and witnesses can be either physical or virtual. This new era of signing and executing wills makes storage and filing much simpler since the wills can be stored as a file. As of now, no state has adopted the Uniform Act, but Arizona, Florida, Indiana, and Nevada have enacted non-uniform legislation authorizing electronic wills …” (more)
[Gerry Beyer, Wills, Trusts and Estates Prof Blog, 30 September]
First posted 2020-10-05 11:55:37
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