Probating Lost Wills
What to do when you need to Probate a Lost Will? Have you ever lost something? What if you lost a will and no matter how hard you looked, you could not find it? Many clients worry that if they cannot find the original will, then they are simply out of luck. Fortunately, this situation is not as rare as you might think, and North Carolina has procedures in place so that a person may probate a will, even if it has been lost. (Sometimes wills get “lost” by a person who didn’t like what they would receive in that lost will.) To probate a lost will under North Carolina law, a person must file a...
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Yes this does happen. You know the decedent did a will. Maybe they even showed you. But now that they died, Cousin/Sibling X went through the house and now the Will is gone. Perhaps Cousin X didn’t get exactly what they wanted in Decedent’s will. Maybe Cousin X has ulterior motives, eg. clean out the possessions beforehand or try to inherit intestate or they were disinherited. You can guess their motives. Nonetheless, not you can’t find the testator’s Last Will & Testament. In this situation, the Courts in North Carolina permit someone to file an application or an affidavit....
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