Topic
Will Contest
307 published works
Property Blawg
Best Contested Wills Lawyers in Sydney, NSW
If you need to contest a will in Sydney, NSW, the right lawyer should be fluent in family provision claims, probate disputes, and Supreme Court processes. Time limits can be…
HEIRS & SUCCESSES
Waters v Frank; Frank v Waters (No 2) [2025] NSWSC 1586 Costs,Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence
Waters v Frank; Frank v Waters [2025] NSWSC 1389 concerned a contested Will. It involved Dr Percy Waters (the deceased), a highly vulnerable and elderly man. His dependence on his…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Will contests and evidentiary presumptions
"[P]ost mortem squabblings and contests on mental condition . . . have made a will the least secure of all human dealings, and made it doubtful whether in some regions…
Future Focused
Probate Litigation Alert – Detrimental Impact of Delayed Action in a Connecticut Will Contest
By Michael T. Clear, Andrew S. Philbin
Probate litigation is an area of law that can be fraught with unexpected twists and critical deadlines. The recent decision in Chartier v. Valliere, 234 Conn. App. 1 (2025), offers…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Appellate Division Upholds Invalidation of Subsequent Will under Undue Influence, But Reverses Attorney Fee Award
In re Estate of Martin, Deceased, Docket No. A-4113-23, 2025 WL 3063987 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Nov. 3, 2025). James G. Martin (“Senior”) died in February 2020. His 2019 will…
New York Trusts & Estates Litigation
Undue Influence Objections in Will Contests
When a petitioner offers a will for probate, and the propounded instrument’s validity is contested, objectants oftentimes raise undue influence as an objection to the admission of the will to…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Chancery Division Relies on Extrinsic Evidence in Finding on Reconsideration that Contradicting Language in the Will created a Testamentary Trust
In re Estate of Vuong, Docket No. Mon-P459-19 (N.J. Super. Ct. Ch. Div. June 17, 2025) The case involves the estates of Quy Dinh Vuong (“Peter”) and Nghia Thi Le,…
Queens Estate Law Blog
How to contest a NY will? Estate of Robert Noland
By Jason Stern
As a NY will contest lawyer with two decades of experience challenging… Continue reading “How to contest a NY will? Estate of Robert Noland”… The post How to contest a…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Reversed Summary Judgment And Held That There Was A Fact Question On Whether A Trust Was Void Due To Forgery Or Fraud
In In re Est. of Prieto, the contestant’s mother executed a will in 2008 leaving her property to a trust. No. 04-22-00038-CV, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 6336 (Tex. App.—San Antonio…
HEIRS & SUCCESSES
TFM: Promises, Pleadings, and Property
In Victoria, a Testator’s Family Maintenance (TFM) claim, also known as a family provision claim, allows specific individuals to contest a Will if they believe they have not received sufficient…