On April 7, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.14, permitting remote witnessing of wills, powers of attorney, health care proxies, deeds and other documents. Together with the recent Executive Order 202.7 permitting video notarization, it means that New York residents who wish to execute new or updated wills, healthcare proxies or powers of attorney may do so without leaving their home or admitting others to their home, provided all the rules outlined below are followed.
In order for a video witnessing to be valid, all of the following conditions must be met:
Any deviation from the above process requires input by legal counsel to ensure proper execution.
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