Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New York
will
can i find out if my father has a will made? is there some form of public filing He is still alive at 80 yrs old Can his attorney tell me if there is a will on file and not what it says?
Asked on 11/02/04, 7:35 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Norman Nadel
Norman Nadel, Esq.
Re: will
You have no right to access the will of a living person. In fact, a will of a living person has no legal significance. It only becomes operative when the writer of the will dies.
A lawyer would violate ethical prohibitions if the existence of a will is disclosed without the consent of the writer of the will.
Answered on 11/03/04, 8:58 am