<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">My gut reaction - given the facts you have stated - is to ask what court they would like the original document filed with and deliver it there as a Will Only filing. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br>Technically you have the statute that says you have 30 days to give the Will to the named PR since you are the present custodian....but since there are TWO I guess I would give it to the one who asked, after making a copy, that you could then attest to its original state should that original disappear between the time it is given to you and the time probate is opened.. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brent
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<p class="MsoNormal">A client of mine just passed away. I have a copy of a Will client signed earlier this year. I did not draft this Will. Client gave it to me related to other issues I was advised him about. I have none of client’s original estate planning.
Will names co-PRs. I have reason to believe the co-PRs are not on good terms. One of them has contacted me demanding I provide “all of the client’s files” to them. Of course I will not do that, but are they entitled to a copy of this Will because it does name
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