Which of the following is a formality usually required by state law for the creation of a valid will?
A) The will must be witnessed and signed by at least two persons who stand to inherit under the will.
B) Notice of the making of the will must be published in the newspaper.
C) The will must be signed by the testator or by someone else at the testator's direction.
D) The witnesses should declare, after the signing, that the instrument is the testator's will.

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All states require that a will be in writing. State law also requires that a formal will be witnessed, generally by two or three disinterested witnesses, and that it be signed by the testator or by someone else at the testator's direction. Most states also require that the testator publish the will-that is, declare or indicate at the time of signing that the instrument is his will.

Which of the Following Is a Formality Usually Required by State