If I had a Will changed and later I had lawyer made up a codicil, is there a law in that they must keep a copy or the original of the Will with codicil attached?

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If I had a Will changed and later I had lawyer made up a codicil, is there a law in that they must keep a copy or the original of the Will with codicil attached?

The codicil was drafted 4 years ago.

Asked on June 4, 2015 under Estate Planning, Illinois

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 8 years ago | Contributor

There is no legal requirement that an attorney keep an original or copy of a Will and/or codicil that they draft for a client. That having been said, some attorneys do in fact choose to keep them for a client for safekeeping but again there is no legal requirement that they do so. 


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