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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 772 Send Message	Cazziemc	Report	31 Jul 2004 19:45
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 772 Send Message	Can anybody please tell me if it is possible to search for a will online? This would be from the late 1990's so fairly recent. Also, would it be usual for the owner of a shop NOT to leave a will? Thanks, Cazzie.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 1,487 Send Message	Bob	Report	31 Jul 2004 21:04
	The Family Division of the High Court of Justice maintains extremely comprehensive records of all probated documents, and this includes enormous "Calendars" of all Wills and Administrations since 1858 (a calendar is an index for one year). These are held in the various Probate offices around the country, although the only full set for all districts and all years is in London offices in High Holborn. Once a will has been probated it is totally in the public domain, the calendars go right up to the previous year, and there is no protection of privacy of the beneficiaries. Anyone can apply for a copy of a will or administration, so if your next-door-neighbour died last year you could find out how much they left and to whom Go here for comprehensive details: http://www.*courtservice.gov.uk/cms/wills.htm