{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-394.210","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 394.210","heading":"Attesting witness -- Effect of subsequent incompetency of or devise to.","body":"(1) If any person who attests the execution of a will shall, after its execution, become\nincompetent to be admitted as a witness to prove its execution, the will shall not, on\nthat account, be invalid.\n(2) If a will is attested by a person to whom, or to whos e wife or husband, any\nbeneficial interest in the estate is devised or bequeathed, and the will cannot\notherwise be proved, such person shall be deemed a competent witness; but such\ndevise or bequest shall be void, unless such witness would be entitled to a share of\nthe estate of the testator if the will were not established, in which case he shall\nreceive so much of his share as does not exceed the value of that devised or\nbequeathed.\n(3) A will may be proved by the testimony of one (1) of the subscribing witnesses\nwithout regard to the availability or competency of the other witnesses, provided\nsaid will was acknowledged or subscribed by the testator in the presence of two (2)\nwitnesses at the same time.","path":["KRS Chapter 394"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36260","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:25Z","sha256":"7bc6a056acee9c23801dda7b579889597e65758d639f12e44b368ebbf658b130","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-394.200","next":"us-ky/krs-394.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}