30.1-08 Wills
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must be:a.In writing.b.Signed by the testator or in the testator's name by some other individual in the
testator's conscious presence and by the testator's direction.c.Either signed:(1)By at least two individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable
time after witnessing either the signing of the will as described in
subdivision b or the testator's acknowledgment of that signature or
acknowledgment of the will; or(2)Acknowledged by the testator before a notary public or other individual
authorized by law to take acknowledgments.2.A will that does not comply with subsection 1 is valid as a holographic will, whether
or not witnessed, if the signature and material portions of the document are in the
testator's handwriting.3.Intent that a document constitute the testator's will can be established by extrinsic
evidence, including, for holographic wills, portions of the document that are not in the
testator's handwriting.30.1-08-03. Holographic will. Repealed by S.L. 1993, ch. 334,