Your attorney's file
Many people leave the signed original with the lawyer who drafted it. That is often the right place for the paper itself. Family still needs a way to know who that lawyer is, and how to reach them.
WHERE TO STORE A WILL
A will only helps if someone can find it.
Keep the signed original where your attorney or state rules require. Put a current copy in a digital estate vault and name who should receive it. ForeverVault is not a law firm.
No credit card. A scanned copy does not replace the original.
Three places that actually work
A drawer, a laptop, and an email inbox are where wills get lost.
A fireproof box you told someone about
A safe or fireproof box can hold originals. It fails if nobody knows it exists, or if the only key is on the same keychain as the house keys.
A digital copy, with names attached
Store a current PDF in ForeverVault. Name who should receive it. They can open it now, later, or after verified death or long inactivity. You can replace the file when you sign a new will.
What a vault does not replace
The signed original
Courts and banks often want the wet-ink original. A vault copy helps people find it and start. It is not the original.
A lawyer
ForeverVault does not write the will. Need a form to start? Use the free nationwide drafts, then have an attorney in your state review them. Find an attorney.
After the will is stored
A will says who gets what. ForeverBinder is the file your family and attorney open so they can actually do it. The will, the house, the accounts, the insurance, and who to call. It is digital, so you can update it as circumstances change. See ForeverBinder.
Store the will today. No credit card.
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