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Where can I find a will for the deceased?

Where can I find a will for the deceased?

Check with the lawyer (s) who drafted or might have drafted a Will for the deceased. Check for safety deposit boxes at all banks frequented by the deceased. Check with everyone who had a power of attorney from the deceased prior to death (both for person or property).

Where can I find the name of a deceased person?

Go to the county courthouse in the county where the deceased person lived. Search the civil litigation, family law and criminal court records by party name to see whether any records contain the deceased person’s name.

Can a will be seen after a person dies?

Even after a person dies, his will may only be viewed after it has been filed for probate, at which time the document becomes a public court record. Wills are typically filed in probate courts based on the county in which a deceased person lived at the time of his or her death, or the county in which the deceased person owned real estate.

How is a will filed in probate court?

© The Balance, 2018. Wills are typically filed in probate courts based on the county in which a deceased person lived at the time of his or her death, or the county in which the deceased person owned real estate.

How can I get a copy of the will of a deceased person?

Wills are typically filed in probate courts based on the county in which a deceased person lived at the time of his or her death, or the county in which the deceased person owned real estate. Once a person determines the correct probate court, he or she can see if their loved one’s will has been filed, by checking a court’s probate docket, online.

Even after a person dies, his will may only be viewed after it has been filed for probate, at which time the document becomes a public court record. Wills are typically filed in probate courts based on the county in which a deceased person lived at the time of his or her death, or the county in which the deceased person owned real estate.

© The Balance, 2018. Wills are typically filed in probate courts based on the county in which a deceased person lived at the time of his or her death, or the county in which the deceased person owned real estate.

Where can I find unclaimed money from deceased parents?

It can also be prudent to search in all 50 states, not just the state that the deceased lived in. Often unclaimed money is processed in the state where the owing company is based rather than the dead’s hometown.