[WSBARP] Lost Codicil

[Jeanne Dawes]

I’ve been successful having the attorney who prepared the will, or the witnesses, or one of both or any combination of the above to a Declaration of Lost Will.  If the PR has knowledge of the lost will he/she can also do a Declaration.  I have not had any problems getting a copy of a lost will admitted to probate with some combination of these documents.

Jeanne

Jeanne J. Dawes
Attorney at Law
Gore & Grewe, P.S.
103 E. Indiana Avenue, Suite A
Spokane, WA 99207-2317
Voice:  509-326-7500
Fax:      509-326-7503
jjdawes at goregrewe.com<mailto:jjdawes at goregrewe.com>

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Subject: [WSBARP] Lost Codicil

Estate Advisers:

I did a Codicil to a Will and the client lost the original but I have a copy of the fully executed Codicil.  Client has passed and the son wants to probate the Will with the Codicil.

Is it enough for me to do a "Declaration Re: Originality of Codicil" or something like that?

Is there key language?

Thank you.

Jim Doran



James R. Doran
Attorney at Law
100 E. Pine Street -  Suite 205
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360)393-9506
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