My Mother passed suddenly and on June 28th , 2015. She had a will in Indiana, moved to GA and due to caring for my step dad failed to update or file i

I am very sorry for your loss. I can't quite understand what your question is, but I hope this will help some: Your mother's Will done in Indiana should still be valid, if she never revoked it or did a new Will. If you (or the appointed Executor) can find the original, then it may well be admissible to probate in Georgia, in the county where she had her new principal residence. I can't say for sure if it would be without seeing it, but if it was properly executed under Illinois law and was valid when she signed it, then most likely there is going to be some way to have it probated in Georgia. The appointed Executor should ideally consult an attorney for help figuring out what needs to be done and the best way to proceed, because it can be tricky. If the original Will can't be found, then it gets much more difficult to probate anything, because probating a copy of a Will is theoretically possible under the right circumstances, but is certainly not a given. Again, the help of an experienced probate attorney can be very valuable. One possibility, however, is that your mother is deemed to have revoked the Will by destroying it, and then to have died with no Will. So, first step is find the original Will, if you can. Then, ideally, consult an attorney to see what should be done next. And remember, joint ownership with rights of survivorship (which applies to most joint bank and brokerage and some, but not all, jointly-owned real estate) and beneficiary designations, payable on death, and transfer on death designations all override the Will. That means going through her assets to see how everything was owned and whether beneficiary designations or rights of survivorship apply is also critical. Best wishes to you.