The Delaware last will and testament is a formal legal document that states a person’s desired posthumous distribution of their estate to named beneficiaries. The person executing the will (the testator) can specify wishes in a will about how their assets, including insurance policies, real estate, bank accounts, cash-on-hand, and all other properties are distributed upon their death.

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Delaware Will Age Requirements

Any person of the age of 18 years or older, of sound and disposing mind and memory, may make a will of real and personal estate. ¹

Delaware Will Signing Requirements

The will shall be in writing and signed by the testator or by some person subscribing the testator’s name in the testator’s presence and by the testator’s express direction.

Delaware Will Witness Requirements

Will Witnessing Requirements: The will shall be attested and subscribed in the testator’s presence by two or more credible witnesses.

Revoking A Delaware Will

A Delaware last will and testament, or any clause thereof, shall not be altered, or revoked, except by canceling by the testator. State statute does not define how the will should be cancelled. ²