18-C M.R.S. §2-502: Execution; holographic wills

1. Witnessed wills. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and in sections 2‑505 and 2‑512, a will 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; and

C. Signed by at least 2 individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after the individual witnessed either the signing of the will as described in paragraph B or the testator's acknowledgment of that signature or acknowledgment of the will.

2. Holographic wills. 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. Extrinsic evidence. Intent that a document constitute the testator's will may be established by extrinsic evidence, including, for holographic wills, portions of the document that are not in the testator's handwriting.