o    When a person makes a will and the original was last seen in their possession but can't be found when they die, then there is a legal presumption that they have destroyed the original intending to cancel the will. 
o    Like many other legal presumptions, evidence can be given in court to overcome this.  Such evidence might be statements by the deceased shortly before death that show he still intends the will to operate. But in the absence of any evidence as to what happened to the original or statements to support the intention that the will is still to operate, the person will be found to have died without a will.
o    The persons who would get the estate if there was no will, have to be notified and invited to consent or object to the use of the copy.
o    When the presumption can be overcome, evidence of the terms of the will may be accept by the Supreme Court even if a copy can't be found.