My executor doesn't know where my will is. Is that a problem?

You have done the hard part. You sat down, thought of your family and your property, and wrote your wishes into a will. Then you stopped, as if naming an executor were the finish line. But naming is not equipping. A will known to no one but its author is not a plan — it is a secret kept from the very people who need it. Ask plainly: who does this serve? Not your executor, who will search through papers in grief, unsure which drawer to open. Not your family, who will wait on someone who does not know they are being waited on. Not you, whose wishes may go unread exactly when they are needed most. Reason does not demand a perfect will. It demands a working one. Your executor must know three things: that they were named, where the document lives, and what the role asks of them. This is not complicated. It only requires that you finish what you started.

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Yes — and reason shows why. A will known only to its author is not a plan; it is a secret. A plan must be carried out by someone equipped to carry it out. Fix this in three plain steps: tell your executor they were named, show them where the will lives, and give them what the role requires. Do this now, not someday.

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A moveTell your executor this week, in plain words, that they were named — do not assume they know.

A moveAsk them directly if they are willing to serve; do not decide this for them.

A moveWrite down where the will is kept, simply enough that a stranger could find it.

A moveList every account, deed, and contact your executor will need, in one place.

A moveGive a trusted second person a copy or clear access instructions, in case one path fails.

What changes unlock by starting

Your executor knows they were named and has agreed to serve.
The will can be found in minutes, not weeks, by the person who needs it.
Your executor holds a simple list of accounts, documents, and contacts to begin with.
Your plan can actually be carried out, not merely written.

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