<p dir="ltr">I have usually needed to discuss in my petition why we think the will was not intentionally destroyed.  For example, dementia, many moves, fire, statements by testator that his or her will was "in that drawer" and you find a mouse nest in the drawer with lots of chewed paper.... A copy is insufficient, I believe, without some showing of what might have happened to the original<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 19, 2015 5:29 PM, "Jeremy Yates" <<a href="mailto:yatesjp@gmail.com">yatesjp@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I've been combing the archives, reading various helpful emails betwen members of this list, and trying to understand how
to use 11.20.070 and am stuck on the following point:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I have in my possession a photocopy of a Last Will, complete
with signatures and a signed affidavit of witnesses.  Does this photocopy
of the signed affidavit of witnesses qualify as the proof that "must be
reduced to writing and signed by any witnesses who have testified as to the
execution and validity" from 11.20.070 (1)?  Or, must I go out and
find the persons who witnessed the Will to have them provide the same Affidavit
information in a new and Original form?</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">It seems like I should be able to use the signed Affidavit
photocopy, plus a Declaration that the Will was not revoked, plus a Declaration
from almost anyone who has seen even a copy of the Will waived in front of
their nose by the Testator (of which I can obtain several), and that should be
enough.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Am I missing something?</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Gratefully,<br>
<br>
Jeremy Yates</span></p>

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