DE-131 - Proof of Subscribing Witness

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Proof of Subscribing Witness

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Form ID: DE-131
Title: Proof of Subscribing Witness
Effective Date: 1998-01-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DE-131
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/de131.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Proof of Subscribing Witness
(DE-131)
A person who signed another person’s will (a legal paper that lists a person’s wishes about what will happen to his or her property after death) or a codicil (a change to a person’s will) uses this to make a sworn statement about that will or codicil.
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Effective: January 1, 1998
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Attachment 1 is a photographic copy of every page of the
FOR COURT USE ONLYTELEPHONE AND FAX NOS.:ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, state bar number, and address) :
ATTORNEY FOR (Name):
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
STREET ADDRESS:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY AND ZIP CODE:
BRANCH NAME:
ESTATE OF (Name):
DECEDENT
I am one of the attesting witnesses to the instrument of which Attachment 1 is a photographic copy.  I have examined Attachment 1 
and my signature is on it.
1.
The name of the decedent was signed in the presence of the attesting witnesses present at the same time bya.
the decedent personally.
another person in the decedent's presence and by the decedent's direction.
The decedent acknowledged in the presence of the attesting witnesses present at the same time that the decedent's name 
was signed by
b.
the decedent personally.
another person in the decedent's presence and by the decedent's direction.
The decedent acknowledged in the presence of the attesting witnesses present at the same time that the instrument
signed was decedent's
c.
will.
codicil.
codicil.will2.   When I signed the instrument, I understood that it was decedent's
3.   I have no knowledge of any facts indicating that the instrument, or any part of it, was procured by duress, menace, fraud, or undue
      influence.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date:
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(SIGNATURE OF WITNESS)(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
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(ADDRESS)
ATTORNEY'S CERTIFICATION
(Check local court rules for requirements for certifying copies of wills and codicils)
I am an active member of The State Bar of California.  I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that
codicil      presented for probate.
Date:
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(SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY)(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
Form Approved by the
Judicial Council of California
DE-131 [Rev. January 1, 1998]
PROOF OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
(Probate)
will
PROOF OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
CASE  NUMBER:
DE-131
Probate Code, § 8220
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  Form ID: DE-131 Title: Proof of Subscribing Witness Effective Date: 1998-01-01 Mandatory Form: yes Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DE-131 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/de131.pdf Form Detail Page: Proof of Subscribing Witness (DE-131) A person who signed another p…

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  I am an active member of The State Bar of California. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that codicil presented for probate. Date: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY)(TYPE OR PRINT …