No, nor that they print their own names. They just have to sign their names and date the signature. It’s also a good idea to have each of them initial every (numbered) page of your will; this proves that no pages have been inserted or deleted.
When I first started asking how to write a will, a couple of years ago, the best advice I got was to write the will myself — because this is free — and then reread it in a few months. Repeat this process until I couldn’t think of anything to add or change. Then visit a lawyer and have them translate it into legalese.
Is it actually important that the witnesses be the ones to write “witness”? If so, why?
No, nor that they print their own names. They just have to sign their names and date the signature. It’s also a good idea to have each of them initial every (numbered) page of your will; this proves that no pages have been inserted or deleted.
When I first started asking how to write a will, a couple of years ago, the best advice I got was to write the will myself — because this is free — and then reread it in a few months. Repeat this process until I couldn’t think of anything to add or change. Then visit a lawyer and have them translate it into legalese.
No. Sorry about that.