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[[File:writingyourwill-contents3.png|thumb|275px|right| link=| <span style="font-size:50%;">Image via www.istockphoto.com</span>]]After [[Making Your Will|making your will]], you should register it and keep the original in a safe place. | [[File:writingyourwill-contents3.png|thumb|275px|right| link=| <span style="font-size:50%;">Image via www.istockphoto.com</span>]]After [[Making Your Will|making your will]], you should register it and keep the original in a safe place. | ||
== Where should you keep your will? == | |||
You need to keep the original of your will in a safe place that is fireproof, waterproof, and tamper-proof. There is a presumption that a lost will has been destroyed and revoked, so take care in storing the will. | You need to keep the original of your will in a safe place that is fireproof, waterproof, and tamper-proof. There is a presumption that a lost will has been destroyed and revoked, so take care in storing the will. | ||
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== How do you register 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. | 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. | ||
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== Can you change your will after you've made it? == | |||
You can make a new will at any time. Or you can change the will you’ve made by signing a separate document, called a '''codicil'''. | You can make a new will at any time. Or you can change the will you’ve made by signing a separate document, called a '''codicil'''. | ||
To be legal, the codicil has to meet the same requirements as the will. For example, it must be in writing, and be signed by you and two witnesses. You don’t have to use the same two witnesses you used for your will. The codicil must refer to the will it is amending. | To be legal, the codicil has to meet the same requirements as the will. For example, it must be in writing, and be signed by you and two witnesses. You don’t have to use the same two witnesses you used for your will. The codicil must refer to the will it is amending. | ||
== Can you cancel your will? == | |||
Yes, you can cancel your will by: | Yes, you can cancel your will by: | ||