[WSBARP] Lost Codicil

[Josh Grant]

A few years ago thanks to this list, I found some authority (it may have been an out of state law review or case,  I can’t remember, that said the original codicil Re-publishes the original will and the codicil was therefore all we needed to file with a copy of the will attached... and the judge said OK .

Joshua F. Grant

P. O. Box 619
Wilbur, WA 99185
509 647 5578

From: Jim Doran 
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 11:40 AM
To: WSBA Real Property Listserv 
Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Lost Codicil

Thanks. 

Jim

James R. Doran

Attorney at Law

100 E. Pine Street -  Suite 205

Bellingham, WA 98225
(360)393-9506

jim at doranlegal.com

www.doranlegal.com



On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 11:37 AM Jeanne Dawes <jjdawes at goregrewe.com> wrote:

  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

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  jjdawes at goregrewe.com





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  From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com On Behalf Of Jim Doran
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  To: WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
  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

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  jim at doranlegal.com

  www.doranlegal.com

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