Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey

Re: will

Generally the client retains the original will and the attorney will hold on to a copy of the will.

Wills are not filed with the surrogate in the county which the decedent lived until after the executor/trix (which would be you) is dead.

If you do not have an original will and you cannot locate the attorney I suggest you have a new will made.

If you have any more questions please contact me.

Regards

David

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Re: will

Wills are not 'filed' with the county [or any place else for that matter] until you die...then your original will is given to the Surrogate to be probated].

You need to verify who retained the ORIGINAL will. If you have it, then the fact that your attorney moved is not really a concern. If your attorney retained the original will, then you need to contact him and have him send it to you for safekeeping.