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What happens if an estate was opened before a will is found? | NC
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Q: What happens if someone already opened the estate as if there were no will and I later get the will admitted? A: If the will is later admitted to probate, the estate should move from being handled as if there were no will to being handled under the will. The person named in the will can qualify to act, and future decisions, authority, and distributions should follow the will instead of…