Except as provided within section 43-8-135, every will shall be in writing signed by the testator or in the testator's name by some other person in the testator's presence and by his direction, and shall be signed by at least two persons each of whom witnessed either the signing or the testator's acknowledgment of the signature or of the will.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.
Division 1 - Execution of Will.
Section 43-8-130 - Who May Make a Will.
Section 43-8-131 - Execution and Signature of Will; Witnesses.
Section 43-8-133 - Self-Proved Will - Making Attested Will Self-Proved.
Section 43-8-134 - Who May Witness Will.
Section 43-8-135 - Choice of Law as to Validity of Execution.
Section 43-8-136 - Revocation by Writing or by Act; When Witnesses Required.
Section 43-8-138 - When Will Revived on Revocation of Subsequent Will.
Section 43-8-139 - Incorporation by Reference.
Section 43-8-140 - Testamentary Additions to Trusts.
Section 43-8-141 - Reference to Events of Independent Significance.