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Colorado Notaries have been permitted to notarize signatures on affidavits to make a will “self-proving” in the past. Does the new law change this?

April 26, 2017affidavits Colorado notaries notarize past permitted signatures

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Colorado Notaries have been permitted to notarize signatures on affidavits to make a will “self-proving” in the past. Does the new law change this?

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No. Notaries still may notarize the signature of the testator and attesting witnesses on these affidavits. What has changed is that to execute a written will, a testator can opt to have his or her signature notarized on the will without witnesses.