The proof may be made by the oral or written testimony of one or more of the subscribing witnesses to the will. If such testimony isin writing, it shall be substantially in the following form executed and sworn to before or after the death of the decedent: In the District Court of Iowa in and for ....................County. In the Matter of Probate No. ................ the Estate of TESTIMONY OF SUBSCRIBING ........................,Deceased WITNESS ON State of ............) PROBATE OF WILL ............County ) ss I,........................,beingfirstdulysworn, state: I reside in the County of ....................,Stateof ................;I knew the identity of the testator on the ........day of ............ (month), ............(year), the date of the instrument, the original or exact reproduction of which is attached hereto, now shown to me, and purporting to be the last will and testament of the said ........................;Iamone of the subscribing witnesses to said instrument; atthe said date of said instrument, Iknew the identity of ........................,theothersubscribing witness; that said instrument was exhibited to me and to the other subscribing witness by the testator, who declared the same to be the testator’s last will and testament, and was signed by the testator at ................................,in the County of ....................,Stateof................,onthedateshown in said instrument, in the presence of myself and the other subscribing witness; and the other subscribing witness and Ithen and there, at the request of the testator, in the presence of said testator and in the presence of each other, subscribed our names thereto as witnesses. ........................ Name of Witness ................................ Address Subscribed and sworn to before me this ........day of ............ (month), ............(year) ................................ Signature of notarial officer (Stamp) [........................] Title of office [My commission expires: ........] 1021, §1, 4 – 6; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §172
‹ Prev All Iowa sections Next ›
Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.