Will Execution and Statutory Requirements

1. Policies Behind Will Execution

2. Statutory Requirements in North Carolina

2.1. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-3.3 Attested Written Will

2.1.1. Signature of Testator

2.1.2. Two competent and disinterested witnesses

2.1.2.1. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-8.1 Who May Witness

2.1.2.2. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-9 Executor Competent Witness

2.1.2.3. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-10 Beneficiary Competent Witness

2.1.2.4. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-10 Interested Witnesses Interest Rendered Void for Lack of Minimum Disinterested Witness

2.1.3. In the Presence of the Testator

3. Mistakes in Execution