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SECTION 33-5-5

§ 33-5-5 Execution of will –Acknowledgment and attestation. – No will shall be valid, except as provided in §§ 33-5-6 and 33-5-7,unless it shall be in writing and signed by the testator, or by some otherperson for him or her in his or her presence and by his or her expressdirection; and this signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator inthe presence of two (2) or more witnesses present at the same time, and thewitnesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the presence of thetestator, but no form of attestation shall be necessary, and no otherpublication shall be necessary.

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SECTION 33-5-5

§ 33-5-5 Execution of will –Acknowledgment and attestation. – No will shall be valid, except as provided in §§ 33-5-6 and 33-5-7,unless it shall be in writing and signed by the testator, or by some otherperson for him or her in his or her presence and by his or her expressdirection; and this signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator inthe presence of two (2) or more witnesses present at the same time, and thewitnesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the presence of thetestator, but no form of attestation shall be necessary, and no otherpublication shall be necessary.

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SECTION 33-5-5

§ 33-5-5 Execution of will –Acknowledgment and attestation. – No will shall be valid, except as provided in §§ 33-5-6 and 33-5-7,unless it shall be in writing and signed by the testator, or by some otherperson for him or her in his or her presence and by his or her expressdirection; and this signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator inthe presence of two (2) or more witnesses present at the same time, and thewitnesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the presence of thetestator, but no form of attestation shall be necessary, and no otherpublication shall be necessary.