[header] How to fill out probate forms [title] Locate the will and identify named executor. [step] When a loved one dies, it is important to determine if there was last will and testament and locate that will. Below are some ways to determine if there was a will and how to find it : [substeps] Ask the decedent's family. 
Always asking any surviving spouse or children whether there was a will and if they know where the decedent kept it. Check in the decedent's files.