iF A PERSON LEAVES ALL ASSETS IN A TRUST IS IT NECESSARY TO FILE ACCOMPANYING WILL WITH COUNTY? Assets were under 500,000.

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iF A PERSON LEAVES ALL ASSETS IN A TRUST IS IT NECESSARY TO FILE ACCOMPANYING WILL WITH COUNTY? Assets were under 500,000.

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Yes. The probate code requires that the person in possession of the original Will lodge it with the probate court in the county where the decedent resided at time of death.

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If the testator has died, yes. But you don't have to file a Petition for Probate. There is no charge to lodge the original Will and you can do it yourself by bringing it or mailing it to the court clerk's office.