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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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