{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-131","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 43-8-131","heading":"Execution and Signature of Will; Witnesses.","body":"Except as provided within Section 43-8-135, every will shall be in writing signed by the testator or in the testator’s name by some other person in the testator’s presence and by his or her direction, and shall be signed by at least two persons each of whom witnessed either the signing or the testator’s acknowledgment of the signature or of the will.","path":["Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates.","Chapter 8 Probate Code.","Article 7 Wills Generally.","Division 1 Execution of Will."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=43-8-131","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"425fe7f4e7e514cf2f2844a1c009a12219b39c223febf19936677173bc112efd","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-130","next":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}