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Will Contest
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The New York Probate Litigation Blog
Some Pointers About Rebutting The Presumption Of Competence
The issue of competence is quite often at the center of will contests. Until it can be proved otherwise, the mental competence of the decedent is presumed. Rebutting this presumption…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Son Contests Father’s Will Claiming Father Was Not of Sound Mind When He Reduced Son’s Inheritance
The following is from Richard Osley, Son of Annabel's founder to challenge father's will, news.independent.co.uk, Nov. 11, 2007.Robin Birley, the son of a legendary nightclub Annabel’s founder Mark Birley, has…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Will Contest Fails
I/M of Purported Last Will and Testament of McElhinney, 2007 WL 2896013 (Del. Ch., Oct. 1, 2007), read opinion here. This Chancery Court decision rejected an effort to contest the…
The New York Probate Litigation Blog
Deposition Of Attorney-Drafter Of Prior Will Held Violation Of In Terrorem Clause
A recent decision of Kings County Surrogate Margarita Lopez Torres in In Re Will Of Singer 841 N.Y.S.2d 212 has cost a son his legacy under his father's will. In…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Will Contest Decided by Chancery
In Tucker v. Lawrie, (Del. Ch., Aug. 17, 2007), read opinion here, the Chancery Court decided that the most recent Will signed by the deceased was not entered into while…
The New York Probate Litigation Blog
FBI Interested In Will Contests
The PA Elder,Estate & Fiduciary Law Blog has reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has become interested in certain will contests and estate litigation . While most of us…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The FBI-Will Contest Interface
Neil E. Hendershot, author of the the PA Elder, Estate & Fiduciary Law Blog, is posting a series of articles discussing the FBI's involvement with trust and estate matters.His first…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
An action against the trustees would violate a no-contest clause
Several descendants of William Randolph Hearst brought an action under Cal. Prob. Code 21320 to determine if their proposed action against the trustees of the Hearst’s testamentary trust alleging that…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Nina Wang Update
Continuing from an earlier discussion on this blog, Nina Wang's vast estate valued at over $4 billion may be passing to Tony Chan Chun-chuen, a 48 year old businessman who…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
New York Probate Court Rejects Will Leaving $5 Million to Former Lawyer
The will contest reported on in Surrogate Rejects Will Leaving $5 Million to Former Lawyer is interesting because it highlights the distinction between an ethics violation and a breach of…