Description
The Will search
- In Quebec, to initiate the liquidation of an estate, it is essential to carry out will searches to verify whether the deceased left a will, or whether the available will is indeed the last one made.
- These searches must be obtained from two important bodies: the Chambre des notaires du Québec and the Barreau du Québec, thus ensuring that all the deceased's wishes are respected in accordance with the law.
- First and foremost, make sure you have the official death certificate. This document is essential for the will search, a crucial step in estate management. However, we can start processing search with a death certificate.
- A complementary search can also be carried out at L'Autotestament. Indeed, various will kits offered by this company were in force from 1980 to May 2013, and more than 10,000 wills were completed, signed and returned for safekeeping in the office of the notary responsible for L'Autotestament.
- In the event that the results of the search with L'Autotestament are positive, additional instructions will be sent to you in order to obtain the original will.
- Discover a wealth of information about settling or liquidating an estate by visiting our legal FAQ.
- Depending on the date of death, the results will be mailed to you within 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the time taken by the authorities concerned to issue the search certificates.
Other services offered
Fees
| Issue of a virtual copy | $20 |
Available options
| Steps with the Chambre des Notaires du Québec and Barreau du Québec (Quebec Bar) | $120 |
| Steps with the Chambre des notaires du Québec, the Barreau du Québec (Quebec Bar) and The Autotestament | $135 |
| Steps with the Autotestament register only | $120 |
| Fees for verification in the register of the Chambre des Notaires du Québec | $15 |
| Fees for verification in the register of the Barreau du Québec | $15 |
| Additional fees for urgent WEB service | $60 |
| Postage and packing | $15 |
| Courier service fees - Xpresspost | $20 |
| A telephone consultation with a notary within 60 days, at no additional charge. |
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