wills estate-planning
Spouse as a witness to a last will
<p>I live in PA and we recently completed a will. The lawyer who drafted our wills stated that my wife and I could witness each other's will. Because his office is small (two lawyers and a paralegal), there weren't enough witnesses to go around.</p>

<p>I searched on Google and it looks like PA doesn't require witnesses to a last will as long as the person signs at the end of the document? I assume he knows what he's doing since his practice does a lot of estate planning. Should I be worried that my wife and the lawyer signed as witnesses?</p>

<p>Every state requires at least two witnesses to a will unless it is entirely written in your own handwriting. A lawyer as a witness is fine. A spouse as a witness is not ideal as she would be an interested party if there was a dispute over whether it was executed. It may not be prohibited, but I would never do that in my practice ever. I discontinued a will signing just last week because we only had a lawyer and a spouse and not other witnesses. I would be somewhat concerned.</p>
