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→How do you confirm that you were named as the executor?
To look in a safe deposit box, phone the bank and make an appointment. Take the key, a death certificate and your own identification. If the will is there and names you as executor, the bank will let you take the will. The bank will not let you take the contents of the safe deposit box until you give them a copy of the Grant of Probate. You and a bank employee will then list the contents of the safety deposit box. You need to keep a copy of that list.
The other thing you can do is search for a wills notice at the Vital Statistics Agency. The testator or the testator’s lawyer may have registered a wills notice with Vital Statistics. This notice tells where the testator planned to keep the original will. If a wills notice was registered, you’ll be able to locate and obtain the original version of the will and confirm that you were named as the executor. A wills notice may not have been filed and the document will say that. Or the will might have been moved from the location listed in the wills notice. It does not matter if the will has been moved but you do need to submit the wills notice to the Probate Registry. For the Vital Statistics Agency office closest to you, call 2501.952888.2681 876.1633 or check the Vital Statistics website at [http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca www.vs.gov.bc.ca].
==Decide if you want to be the executor==