Difference between revisions of "Changing or Cancelling a Will"

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You can register your will with the provincial government’s [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death-and-bereavement/wills-registry Wills Registry]. The law does not require this step, but it’s a good idea because it lets others know where you have stored the original copy of your will.
You can register your will with the provincial government’s [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death-and-bereavement/wills-registry Wills Registry]. The law does not require this step, but it’s a good idea because it lets others know where you have stored the original copy of your will.


To register your will, you (or your lawyer or notary public) need to file a Wills Notice with the Wills Registry maintained by the provincial government’s Vital Statistics Agency. The Wills Notice is a form that you fill out to say that you have made a will and the location of the will. You do not provide a copy of the will to the Wills Registry, just the Wills Notice.   
To register your will, you (or your lawyer or notary public) need to file a [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/forms/vital-statistics/vsa531_fill.pdf Wills Notice] with the Wills Registry maintained by the provincial government’s Vital Statistics Agency. The Wills Notice is a form that you fill out to say that you have made a will and the location of the will. You do not provide a copy of the will to the Wills Registry, just the Wills Notice.   


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