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To check on the location of the will, you can do a search of the [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death-and-bereavement/wills-registry Wills Registry] maintained by the provincial government’s Vital Statistics Agency. [[Ten Steps to Being an Executor#How do you search the Wills Registry?|See below for details on how to do the search]]. If the will-maker filed a notice of their will with the Registry, the search certificate will indicate the location of the original will. Filing a Wills Notice is optional, so it’s possible the will-maker didn’t file a notice or may have since moved the will or revoked it.     
To check on the location of the will, you can do a search of the [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death-and-bereavement/wills-registry Wills Registry] maintained by the provincial government’s Vital Statistics Agency. [[Ten Steps to Being an Executor#How do you search the Wills Registry?|See below for details on how to do the search]]. If the will-maker filed a notice of their will with the Registry, the search certificate will indicate the location of the original will. Filing a Wills Notice is optional, so it’s possible the will-maker didn’t file a notice or may have since moved the will or revoked it.     


If you need to look in a safety deposit box for the original will, make an appointment with the financial institution. You will need a key to the box, your own identification, and a copy of the '''death certificate''' ([[Ten Steps to Being an Executor#How do I get a copy of the death certificate?|see below for how to get a copy]]). If you can’t find the key, the bank may permit the box to be drilled open for a charge.   
If you need to look in a safety deposit box for the original will, make an appointment with the financial institution. You will need a key to the box, your own identification, and a copy of the '''death certificate''' ([[Ten Steps to Being an Executor#How do you get a copy of the death certificate?|see below for how to get a copy]]). If you can’t find the key, the bank may permit the box to be drilled open for a charge.   


If the will is in the safety deposit box and names you as executor, the bank will let you take the will. With a bank representative, you must make a list of the contents of the box and leave the  list in the box before you remove any contents. You will need a copy of this list if you are required to probate the will.
If the will is in the safety deposit box and names you as executor, the bank will let you take the will. With a bank representative, you must make a list of the contents of the box and leave the  list in the box before you remove any contents. You will need a copy of this list if you are required to probate the will.
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