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davidwlkr0
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I'm an executor, who has been working with a certified copy of a will. Applying for probate requires an 'original' will.
In this case, the will was lodged with a solicitor (to whom deceased was referred by Age Concern) who turns out to have been struck off. The Solicitors Regulatory Authority, giving only sketchy details, is unable to trace her then firm, her whereabouts or any successor firms. Moral of the tail (1), keep your original will in a safer place than with a solicitor.
In this case, the will was lodged with a solicitor (to whom deceased was referred by Age Concern) who turns out to have been struck off. The Solicitors Regulatory Authority, giving only sketchy details, is unable to trace her then firm, her whereabouts or any successor firms. Moral of the tail (1), keep your original will in a safer place than with a solicitor.
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Good luck with getting the copy accepted! It takes ages.0
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It seems reasonably straightforward to apply for probate where the original Will is unavailable but you have a copy, although @poppystar is probably right that it will take longer to be accepted.0
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SiliconChip said:It seems reasonably straightforward to apply for probate where the original Will is unavailable but you have a copy, although @poppystar is probably right that it will take longer to be accepted.
Oh, and without the original you get the joy of a limited Grant of Probate🙄.0
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