Q: When a will is drawn up by a lawyer, should it state somewhere that it was prepared by that lawyer?
If prepared by the lawyer, should it have an official notary seal,if it contains other notary info. such as when commission expires etc.? Also is that lawyer required to retain a copy of the will that he/she prepared?
A: When our firm prepares a will for the client it has our information with it. We are also the witnesses of the will and it is notarized by our paralegal. We do keep a copy of the will, but the original needs to be probated unless there are some extreme circumstances. If the original cannot be found, the court normally assumes that the deceased destroyed it on purpose.
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