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==Step 9: Apply to probate the will==
==Step 9: Apply to probate the will==


In most cases, you don’t actually go to court to get probate. You need to fill out specific forms. Then take them, along with the original Will and the reply from the Wills search, to the Probate Registry of any Supreme court of British Columbia.
In most cases, you don’t actually go to court to get probate. You need to fill out specific forms. Then take them, along with the original will and the reply from the Wills search, to the Probate Registry of any Supreme Court of British Columbia.


To contact the local Probate Registry of the Supreme court look in the blue pages of your telephone book under Province of British Columbia - Court Services.
To contact the local Probate Registry of the Supreme Court look in the blue pages of your telephone book under Province of British Columbia - Court Services.


Or call Enquiry BC:<br/>
Or call Enquiry BC:<br/>
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Outside the Lower Mainland - 1.800.663.7867<br/>
Outside the Lower Mainland - 1.800.663.7867<br/>


You will need to pay a fee when you file the documents. At time of printing of this booklet the following fees applied:
You will need to pay a fee when you file the documents. At time of review of this booklet the following fees applied:


* no fee for an estate where the gross value of the assets is less than $25,000.
* no fee for an estate where the gross value of the assets is less than $25,000.
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