Cost of a Will by State
No state sets what a will costs to draft, and no independent publisher reports it state by state, so these pages state no price. What each state does set is the law: how many witnesses a will needs, whether a handwritten will counts, whether a self-proving affidavit is available, and what the court charges to probate it. A will directs an estate through probate; it does not avoid it.
The national picture, briefly
No statute anywhere in the US sets what a will costs to draft, and we found no published source for will-drafting prices as of September 2026 that is not a law firm, an online document seller, or a site paid to refer customers to one. These pages therefore state no price for any state.
What does vary by state is the law: how many witnesses you need, whether a handwritten (holographic) will is valid at all, and whether your state offers a self-proving affidavit (Ohio, notably, doesn’t). And one thing is true everywhere — a will does not avoid probate. It just tells the court who gets what. The pages below break it down state by state.
| State | Governing statute | Fee sheet | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Cal. Probate Code §6110 (execution) | Printable sheet | — |
| Texas | Tex. Est. Code §251.051 (execution) | Printable sheet | — |
| Florida | Fla. Stat. §732.502 (execution) | Printable sheet | |
| New York | N.Y. EPTL §3-2.1 (execution) | Printable sheet | — |
| Pennsylvania | 20 Pa.C.S. §2502 (execution) | Printable sheet | |
| Illinois | 755 ILCS 5/4-3 (signing and witnessing) | Printable sheet | — |
| Ohio | Ohio R.C. §2107.03 (method of making will) | Printable sheet | |
| Georgia | O.C.G.A. §53-4-20 (execution) | Printable sheet | — |
| North Carolina | N.C.G.S. §31-3.3 (attested will) | Printable sheet | |
| Michigan | MCL 700.2502 (execution / holographic) | Printable sheet | — |
| Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. §45a-251 (execution) | Printable sheet | — |
| Arkansas | Ark. Code §28-25-103 (execution) | Printable sheet | — |
| Indiana | Ind. Code §29-1-5-3 (execution) | Printable sheet | — |
| Alabama | Ala. Code §43-8-131 (execution and signature of will; witnesses) | Printable sheet | — |
| Alaska | Alaska Stat. §13.12.502 (execution; witnessed and holographic wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. §14-2502 (execution of wills; witnesses) | Printable sheet | — |
| Colorado | C.R.S. §15-11-502 (execution; witnessed, notarized, and holographic wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Delaware | 12 Del. C. §202 (requisites and execution of will) | Printable sheet | — |
| Hawaii | HRS §560:2-502 (execution; witnessed and holographic wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Idaho | Idaho Code §15-2-502 (execution; witnessed wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Iowa | Iowa Code §633.279 (execution — signed and witnessed; self-proving affidavit) | Printable sheet | — |
| Kansas | Kan. Stat. Ann. §59-606 (execution and attestation; self-proved wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Kentucky | Ky. Rev. Stat. §394.040 (requisites of a valid will; holographic wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Louisiana | La. Civ. Code art. 1576 (notarial testament; requirements of form, as amended by Acts 2025, No. 30, §1) | Printable sheet | — |
| Maine | 18-C M.R.S. §2-502 (execution; witnessed and holographic wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Maryland | Md. Code, Est. & Trusts §4-102 (writing; signature; attestation) | Printable sheet | — |
| Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, §2-502 (execution; witnessed wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Minnesota | Minn. Stat. §524.2-502 (execution; witnessed wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Mississippi | Miss. Code §91-5-1 (who may execute a will; witnesses; holographic wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. §474.320 (execution of wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Montana | Mont. Code Ann. §72-2-522 (execution; witnessed and holographic wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. §30-2327 (execution; witnessed wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. §133.040 (valid wills: writing, witnesses, attestation) | Printable sheet | — |
| New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §551:2 (will execution requirements) | Printable sheet | — |
| New Jersey | N.J. Stat. §3B:3-2 (execution; witnessed wills; writings intended as wills / holographic) | Printable sheet | — |
| New Mexico | N.M. Stat. §45-2-502 (execution; witnessed wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| North Dakota | N.D. Cent. Code §30.1-08-02 (execution; witnessed wills; holographic wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 84, §55 (execution; formal requisites; self-proved wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Oregon | ORS 112.235 (execution of a will) | Printable sheet | — |
| Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws §33-5-5 (execution of wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| South Carolina | S.C. Code §62-2-502 (execution; witnessed wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| South Dakota | SDCL 29A-2-502 (execution; holographic wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. §32-1-104 (execution of witnessed wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Utah | Utah Code §75-2-502 (execution; witnessed and holographic wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Vermont | 14 V.S.A. §5 (execution of will; requisites) | Printable sheet | — |
| Virginia | Va. Code Ann. §64.2-403 (execution of wills; requirements) | Printable sheet | — |
| Washington | RCW 11.12.020 (requisites of wills; execution) | Printable sheet | — |
| West Virginia | W. Va. Code §41-1-3 (execution of wills; holographic wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. §853.03 (execution of wills) | Printable sheet | — |
| Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. §2-6-112 (execution of wills; witnesses) | Printable sheet | — |
A date means every citation in that row has been checked against the statute. A dash means it has not been checked yet.
Will or trust? Start here
- How to Write a Will (and What Makes It Valid) — the step-by-step.
- Do I Need a Will? — what a will governs, and what the intestacy statutes do without one.
- Will vs. Trust: How They Differ — the two instruments compared attribute by attribute.
- Average Cost of a Living Trust by State — the probate-avoiding alternative, by state.
Educational information only — not legal advice. Prices and laws change and depend on your situation. Always confirm current rules with a licensed attorney in your state. Sources: published 2026 attorney and online-service pricing; state will-execution statutes cited on each state page.