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Will Contest
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Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Keeping Peace in the Family While You are Resting in Peace: Making Sense of and Preventing Will Contests
Professor Judith G. McMullen, Marquette University - Law School, just published a new article that should be of interest to probate litigators trying to make sense of the underlying dynamics driving…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Florida Judge in Anna Nicole Smith Case Is Vilified as ‘Weepy Wacko’
In stark contrast to the glowing reviews enjoyed by Attorney Richard C. Milstein (see here), most observers have been less than impressed with Judge Larry Seidlin. The following excerpts from Florida…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Preventing Will Contests
Judith G. McMullen (Professor of Law, Marquette University) has recently published her article entitled Keeping Peace in the Family While You Are Resting in Peace: Making Sense of and Preventing…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Will Contest Statute of Limitations
The following is a summary of In re Estate of Blevins, 202 S.W.3d 326 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2006, no pet. h.).Testator’s will was admitted to probate as muniment of title almost…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Watch the Videotaped Will Execution Ceremony of Mary Ellen Bendtsen
Modern video-recording technology provides an inexpensive, convenient, and reliable method of preserving evidence of the will execution ceremony and its important components. A properly prepared videotape can be used to…
New Jersey Law Blog
Reviewing Current Case Law in Probate Litigation and Will Contests
In a recent decision, the Superior Court of New Jersey reviewed the current case law dealing with "lack of testamentary capacity " and "undue influence" in probate litigation and will…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Attorney Makes Bad Fee Deal
Attorney entered into a contingency fee arrangement with Client to contest Mother's will. The agreement provided that Attorney would receive one-third of "whatever additional property or money we can get…
The New York Probate Litigation Blog
Summary Judgment Dismissing Will Challenge Upheld
In In Re Estate of Edith R. Korn , 2006 Slip Op 117, The First Department of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court has affirmed a…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Family to Contest Revised Will of St. Petersburg Millionaire: Latest Twist in a Two-year Battle over $1.5 Million Estate
Any time an attorney writes himself or one of his relatives into a client's will, red flags should shoot up all over the place. If this same attorney is also…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The Glasser Case — Another View
Earlier on this blog, I reported on the case of Lillian Glasser and the battle to control her and her $25 million fortune. The posting, based on a newspaper article,…