How canI get a copy of my father’s Will?
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How canI get a copy of my father’s Will?
His wife has gave us nothing and won’t let us see the Will.
Asked on August 12, 2011 California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your father left a will upon his passage as opposed to a trust, you can go down to the county court house and review the probate file concerning your father's estate's probate assuming the will is being probated.
In most probate proceedings, the original will of the deceased is part of the superior court's probate file. Probate proceedings are public proceedings where anyone can pull up the probate file at the clerk's office and review it. By pulling up the probate file of your late father, assuming there is a probate filed, you will be able to see the will.
If your late father's wife says there is a will of your late father, in order for his assets to transfer to the beneficiaries under the represented will, the will has to be submitted to probate at some time with a court filing.
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