{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-394.235","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 394.235","heading":"Proof of will where witnesses unavailable.","body":"When it appears to the court that a will cannot be proven as otherwise provided by law\nbecause one (1) or more or all of the subscribing witnesses to the will, at the time the will\nis offered for probate, are serving in or present with the Armed Forces of the United\nStates or as merchant seamen, or are dead or mentally or physically incapable of testifying\nor otherwise unavailable, the court may admit the will to probate upon the testimony in\nperson or by deposition of at least two (2) credible disintereste d witnesses that the\nsignature to the will is in the handwriting of the person whose will it purports to be, or\nupon other sufficient proof of such handwriting. The foregoing provision shall not\npreclude the court, in its discretion, from requiring in addi tion, proof of such other\npertinent facts and circumstances as the court may deem necessary to admit the will to\nprobate.","path":["KRS Chapter 394"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36264","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:25Z","sha256":"9d1a6ffaccce04a5fcf68bd09252253a279ebec35c0525a2d7717e6e0e2e9469","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-394.230","next":"us-ky/krs-394.240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}