My friend has a will that was verbally told to my friend and a witness ( who wrote the dictated will). The man passed

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I am sorry to hear of this difficult situation.

Are you saying that there is a written will but your friend has not applied to probate it? Were there two witnesses?

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If there are not two witnesses to the signature of the testator (who aren't mention in the will) then the Will may not stand in court. It may be that the judge will not allow your friend to probate the Will.

Without probate the bank may not allow her to remove the funds. They would have to be a very small amount of funds for them to even consider agreeing and it looks like they will not.

Your friend may need to retain an estate litigation lawyer unfortunately.

What you can do to find a lawyer is one of the following things.

You can contact the Law Society and use their Lawyer Referral Service. You will be given the name of a lawyer and can consult with the lawyer and the first half hour will be free.

Here is a link to the site:

https://lsrs.lso.ca/lsrs/welcome

Or you can check on a site called lexpert. This is a legal directory of leading lawyers and law firms throughout Canada and is well-respected by the legal community.

Here's the link to their website:

http://www.lexpert.ca/directory/find-lawyers-or-law-firms/

Does that help as a starting point?

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