so-called "self-probating Will" typically has affidavits of the witnesses who saw the deceased sign the Will attached to the Will. In those affidavits, the witnesses say that they saw the deceased execute or sign the Will, the deceased asked them to be witnesses to the Will, he or she appeared mentally competent at the time, and acted voluntarily (not out of fear, intimidation, or coercion). Without such affidavits, it would typically have been necessary for the Executor (or a lawyer for the Executor) to round up the original witnesses and have them come into court (if possible) to state the circumstances surrounding the execution of the Will, or at least give an affidavit, even to be able to file the Will in the court for probate.
The affidavits help authenticate that the Will is genuine. Courts generally allow the Will to be filed with the affidavits, without the need to get witnesses or new affidavits. They then give notice to other heirs at law who can object to the Will being admitted to probate.
With self-proving affidavits, only if anyone choses to challenge the Will in a Will contest, is the probate court likely to require witnesses to come into court (if they are still available) to testify about the circumstances in which the Will was signed.
In some states, self-authenticating affidavits are not accepted where the death occurs shortly after the Will is signed, or the Will was not executed under the guidance of an attorney.
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