When the time comes to find a family member’s will, it often turns into an unwanted game of hide-and-seek: the person who has died stashed the original document somewhere, and now others must try and find it.

It’s understandable that people want to keep their wills private. After all, a will contains personal information. 

But the original of a will should not be hidden from everyone. The person for whom the will was drafted and at least one other individual need to know where the will...