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Will Contest
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Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Jury trials in Will contests
In Florida we don't have jury trials in will contests. But if you're creative and the facts line up just right, your inheritance case could be decided by a jury…
New York Probate Lawyer Blog
New York Will Contest Discovery May Be Prevented by Prior Agreement
In a recent post in the New York Probate Lawyer Blog, we discussed the necessity of reviewing various documents that may have an impact on a person’s estate planning or…
Private Client
‘In terrorem clause’ is used to reduce chances of challenge to a Will
[caption id="attachment_2081" align="aligncenter" width="603"] Photo: istock[/caption] The Private Client team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas shares their comments and opinions shared in an article in the following Q&A which was published…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Montana Supreme Court: Alleged Fraud Did Not Toll Probate Time Limitations To Challenge Will
In the June 2020 case of Estate of Swanberg, the Montana Supreme Court upheld the denial of a petition to reopen a probate estate based on alleged fraud. The Montana Supreme…
Texas Commercial Litigator
Investigator’s Plan to Bilk Client out of His Inheritance Foiled by Texas Jury
By Dane Patrick
Like most will contests, the case of In re Estate of Buford is about good old-fashioned greed. Buford’s investigator and the investigator’s assistant convinced Buford over a period of three…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Is It Too Late To Challenge The Will of Tiger King Star Carole Baskin’s Missing Husband?
Recent reports state that a Florida sheriff confirmed that the will of Don Lewis, Carole Baskin's missing husband. You probably recognize Carole Baskin from the hit Netflix series Tiger King.…
New York Probate Lawyer Blog
Why Full Discovery is Required in a New York Will Contest – A Case in Point
Estate planning and creating a Last Will and Testament is important. However, during the planning process, attention must be given to the eventual probating of the Will. When a Will…
New York Probate Lawyer Blog
Information Regarding the Right to Object to a Will in New York
After a person dies, there is a need to settle the estate of the decedent. If the decedent prepared a Last Will and Testament, then the Will needs to be…
Trust Law Counsel
What is a “will contest” and how to try to avoid it?
Most often, the beneficiaries of your will do not become aware of how you have determined your property will be distributed until after you have passed away. And despite your…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
East Grand Forks Woman Sues Lawyer, Claiming he Redrafted her Husband’s Will to Leave Millions to Foundation on Whose Board he Serves
Randy Driscoll passed away on December 7, 2015 after a five year struggle with leukemia and culminated in a failed bone marrow transplant. Shortly after his diagnosis he drafted a…