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Form PA1S: Find a will or probate document
Use this form to search for a ‘grant of representation’ (known as ‘probate’) or a will for someone who died in England and Wales in or after 1858.
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Related guidance
- Directory of Probate Registries and Appointment Venues (PA4SOT)
- How to obtain probate, a guide for people acting without a solicitor (PA2)
- Notice to personal applicant (PA97)
- How to enter a caveat, a guide for people who want to challenge an application for grant on an estate (PA8)
- How to deposit a will with the Probate Service, a guide for people who want to deposit a will for safekeeping (PA7)
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Published 1 March 2016
Last updated 3 August 2020 + show all updates
Last updated 3 August 2020 + show all updates
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Updated with revised fees payable from August 2020.
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Revised version of Form PA1S added.
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Revised Form PA1S form to use form 22 July 2019.
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First published.