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Questions regarding Veiwing a Relatives Will

I a persons last will and testment published as a public document anyware once it has been executed? If so How would I obtain a copy?


Asked on 1/02/03, 2:39 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Monica Donaldson Stewart Donaldson Stewart, P.C.

Re: Questions regarding Veiwing a Relatives Will

Thank you for your inquiry. After a person executes a will, it is a private document (not published or recorded. No one has the right to see a person's will during his/her lifetime. After the person dies, the Will itself is not published when a probate is opened, but it will become a part of the court's (public record) file. If there is no probate, there will be no public record of the will.

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Answered on 1/02/03, 3:09 pm


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