The question always comes up exactly where you need to file your Last will and testament once it is created by an attorney. Well the answer to this question lies in the mechanics of the actual will. Essentially, a Will is a legal document that outlines who are your beneficiaries and more importantly what assets they will be getting from you estate. Because this legal document has so much to do with your personal assets you place of residence is key in the whole legal process of filing a Will. This legal document is typically filed with a specific clerk of the county that you live in. Of course the actual process varies slightly from one state to another state, but the genera mechanics are the same. The process starts when you actually decide that you need this legal document in order to protect yourself as well as your assets upon your death.

An attorney is typically the individual who has the requisite knowledge and experience to be able to assist you in not only creating your document but also in filing it with the appropriate section of your county. The reason why you would need to file your document is that it needs to be in a safe place where it can be guarded and in the time that it is necessary o use it then at that time individuals can request the copy of the Will. Times that this document in particular becomes necessary is actually during litigation or even during divorce. Should you get a divorce it is good practice to want to change your legal document. As such, you know that all you need to do is to go to the place in the county where you filed this document and revoke it and install any Will that will better serve your intention and how your estate is to be distributed.