My dad died in 2008 and I have a copy of his will naming me as executor. My mom is dying and I lost the copy of her

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I am sorry to hear of this difficult situation.

Is your mother currently mentally competent?

Does your mom have a living spouse since your dad died?

Are you the only child?

Did you do a Wills search?

You should first do a Wills registry search and can do that if your mom appointed you under a POA or else you will need to wait until she dies:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death/wills-registry

As well you can contact the law society and as where the files of this firm have gone. When a firm dissolves the files are handed to the law society who stores the if they don't go to another firm.

Here are the numbers to call:

Telephone:(###) ###-#### Toll free: 1(###) ###-####

If you cannot find the Will then you can apply to administer the estate but you will have a problem as you know there is a Will.

Here is a link to the information you will need:

https://www.leaguelaw.com/our-services/bc-estate-law/estate-administration/

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