We use FIDSAFE from Fidelity

-> https://web.fidsafe.com/

We registered ours with the county's Register of Wills, so they have a copy. The will remains private until death.

You can make multiple originals, and spread them around. Not a problem if they are exact duplicates.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, did you talk to a human attorney or a robot? Even the robot can tell you what to do.

This actually is a very valid question, as the original copy matters most in terms of expediting things. A bank safe deposit box is an option, but there could be access issues for third parties.

Not a valid question. Their attorney told them what to do with the will. If they didn't have their listening ears on or their eyes can't read the instructions, they have more problems that they need to face.

A lot of people use LegalZoom.

And LegalZoom will tell you what to do with the documents.

Just give copies to your siblings and tell them where you keep the key if they need the originals.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, did you talk to a human attorney or a robot? Even the robot can tell you what to do.

This actually is a very valid question, as the original copy matters most in terms of expediting things. A bank safe deposit box is an option, but there could be access issues for third parties.

Not a valid question. Their attorney told them what to do with the will. If they didn't have their listening ears on or their eyes can't read the instructions, they have more problems that they need to face.

A lot of people use LegalZoom.

We gave a paper copy to a neighbor and sent pdfs to relatives

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, did you talk to a human attorney or a robot? Even the robot can tell you what to do.

This actually is a very valid question, as the original copy matters most in terms of expediting things. A bank safe deposit box is an option, but there could be access issues for third parties.

Not a valid question. Their attorney told them what to do with the will. If they didn't have their listening ears on or their eyes can't read the instructions, they have more problems that they need to face.

We have a PDF shared via google drive with our parents and over email with each other. Additionally have hard copies in our safe.

You and your lawyers should have everything stored on PDF. Also give those PDFs to others you trust with it - perhaps your heirs if they are old enough (like your adult kids) or to your executor.

The originals I put in a safety deposit box. A lot of attorneys have safes, though, too.

Our attorney filed it with DC and we gave the executor our attorney's contact information just in case.

Anonymous wrote:Whatever you do, do not remove staple (or whatever is securing the document) from your original document when you are copying or scanning.

Why not?

Anonymous wrote:Whatever you do, do not remove staple (or whatever is securing the document) from your original document when you are copying or scanning.

Does that invalidate it?

Whatever you do, do not remove staple (or whatever is securing the document) from your original document when you are copying or scanning.

Anonymous wrote:Ours is registered with our county, and we have another copy in a fire safe box in our house. Though that would take anyone forever to find it…

Is there someone you can tell where it is so if something happens it can be found quickly? The executor, maybe?