I cannot find the will. What do I do?

This depends on whether you believe that the will was still valid, or if the will is missing because the deceased revoked it prior to death by tearing it up, destroying it, or throwing it away.

If you believe the will was still valid, you can provide a copy to the court if there is one. If there is no will, you must submit a statement about what was in the will to the court. Then, whether or not there is a copy of the will, you must call the people who witnessed the signing of the will to court to testify that the will existed. Other witnesses must testify that the will was not revoked and what the will provided for.

If you believe the will was destroyed or disposed of because the testator (person who wrote the will) intended to revoke it, you should let your probate attorney know this fact prior to filing the probate case. This is especially true if copies of the will still exist.