When a last will and testament is made thru a lawyer.does it have to be documented thru a government agency.?

First, a will need not be notorized to be valid. That's why the statutes of all 50 states have signatory requirements for witnesses or, for those that allow holographic wills, provisions for self-proving the will.

Also, there is no "Registration" of a will. It is file with the local Probate court when the maker dies. If you are talking about safe keeping, you can submit a copy of the will to the Recorder's office, pay a small fee and the clerk will enter the will in their records as a true and certified copy for which your decendents may obtain and file.

Also, depending on your state statutes, you can have an attorney draw the will, you can type it and follow statutory requirements for witnesses and signatures or you can write it by hand and sign it, again with the requisite witnesses.

There is no such thing as "Registering" a will at any time before or after the death of the maker.

No it doesn't but you should have it notirized, copied to a family member of trust and also a copy to the lawyer so he may make your wishes truth after death.

No.

You don't need a lawyer to draw up a will either - even though many people find it easier.

You can write your will on a cocktail napkin as long as you sign it and two witnesses sign attesting it is your signature.

No. The lawyer should keep a copy, however. The original is given to the client and should be kept in a safe place.

Not to draw it up, but it must go through probate court when it comes time to actually process it.

Your lawyer will know better than any of us on this site. It can vary by state. However, registering a will with the government prior to the will-maker's death is generally prohibitted by law. This is for a good reason.

People can change their wills at any time. Often, they wait until their health deteriorates and they are in the hospital dying. It is cruel for the governement to require those persons to stand in line at the courthouse to register a change in their will, or to require a family member to leave the hospital bedside to do so in the dying person's place.

No, you generally do not have to register a will with the government prior to a person's death.