In a message dated 7/25/2004 7:32:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Arbyjones2@aol.com writes: if 'home-made' wills, that is a will drawn up by a non-attorney, have to be filed? Can a will be viewed by the public? How and where can I view a will? all of the Above "depend". first there would need to be property to be divided a house or farm. Wills can be view with, it seems, some exceptions for the "famous". If you know where they died and it was more or less where they lived try the court house. Some counties are better about keeping the very old documents. Eliz