What do I do if I just found a Will that my mother drew up and had notorized?
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What do I do if I just found a Will that my mother drew up and had notorized?
She passed away 3 weeks ago.
Asked on May 9, 2012 under Estate Planning, Florida
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you found your mother's Will where she passed away less than a month ago, I would make several copies of the Will and then advise the person who is named as a executor of the Will what you found.
If you are the named executor, I would make an appointment with a Wills and Trust attorney about the Will and take a original with you to the first meeting in order to get the probate process started. Place the copies of the Will in assorted safe places and safeguard the original.
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