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Schlissel a New York attorney for over years whose practice focuses on estate planning and several other areas of the law who explained how wills work in New York Here rsquo s what he told us Who needs a will and why Anyone with assets should have a will If you have no assets you don rsquo t need a will Anyone with a house should have a will It makes things clear as to what would happen to that house in the event of your death To view a video on this subject click here What are the requirements for a valid will in New York It must be written and acknowledged The person writing the will must have testamentary capacity meaning that they know what they rsquo re doing There must be no fraud or duress or undue influence involved It must also be signed at the end and acknowledged before a minimum of two witnesses Are handwritten or holographic wills valid in New York A handwritten will is valid if it meets the other requirements in New York However it is extremely rare that handwritten wills are accepted and it would generally be a mistake to use a handwritten will Videotaped or oral wills are not valid in New York What we do in New York is if you want to have a videotape we do a written will and then do a videotape simultaneously in which you can express things to your children or other loved ones However it is the written will that controls To view a video on this subject click here Can the beneficiary of a will also be a witness to that will No The beneficiaries of the will should not be in the room at the time the will is executed They shouldn rsquo t be witnesses to the will or help write the will To view a video on this subject click here Does New York provide for self proving wills Yes Most lawyers do what rsquo s called a self proving will which means that besides executing a will at the time the witnesses execute a self proving affidavit that is actually used when the will is submitted to probate To view a video on this subject click here For estate planning needs 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