No. The Will must be filed in probate, allowed by the court and the executor must be appointed by the court.
Yes
A last will and testament that meets the requirements for the jurisdiction in which it was executed.
no, as there is no proof it really is their last will and testament
Yes.
If the Will has been probated, it is public record and can be viewed. Check with the probate court(s) where the deceased resided.
No. A Last Will and Testament does not become void. However, the longer it remains unprobated the likelihood that the property will disappear increases. Also, the estate may be probated as an intestate estate if the Will is not found in a timely fashion.
The court that probated the will should have the will in their records. Depending on the age, it may be in some sort of storage that requires you to order it.
No. However, to have it recognized as a decedent's Last Will and Testament, it would need to be probated in a probate court or county court-at-law, whichever has jurisdiction in your county.
Death Bed Confession? Last Will and Testament?
For an estate to be probated the last will and testament must be recorded at court. If the will was filed then there should be a record of it in the probate files of the Clerk of The Court. If the will was not filed the only other option would be to try to determine who prepared it (attorney, etc) to see if they may have a copy of it in their files, or try to determine if the deceased had a safety deposit box.
The last testament is the new testament.
No, a last will and testament is a legal document that outlines how a person's assets and estate should be distributed after their death. It is legally binding as long as it meets the requirements of the law and is properly executed.