My wife and I both made wills with a firm of solicitors. We kept one copy and the solicitors kept the other. We’ve now discovered that the firm has gone out of business. Are our wills still legal? Our sons are named as executors.
Normally when you make a will with a firm of solicitors they will keep the original and you will have copies of the wills. If you have photocopies they won’t do. When a firm ceases to exist it has often merged with, or had its business taken over by another firm. If you contact the Solicitors Regulation Authority (0370 6062555) they may be able to put you in touch with the current firm. If you have trouble tracking down the original then it would be prudent to make a new will to avoid complications later.