Probate

[Kathleen Mashburn]

I will be in Copenhagen next month.  I was wondering if I went to the local archives would I be able to look at the probate for a family member who died in 1971?

[Inger Toudal]

The probate is too recent to be publicly available (the limit is 75 years / 50 years).

https://www.sa.dk/da/hjaelp-og-vejledning/rigsarkivets-online-vejledninger/koebenhavnske-skifter-kom-godt-gang/

You would have to apply well in advance, and there is no guarantee that the reply is positive:

https://www.sa.dk/da/brug-arkivet/bestil-arkivalier/soeg-tilladelse-se-arkivalier/

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Inger Toudal