Contesting a Will | Legal Wills & Will Lawyers
Contesting a will is a common practice that lands many families and loved ones in court for an extended period of time. Wills are a touchy subject, and when someone passes on and leaves a will behind, what's written on paper might not be what someone wants to see or believe. However, not all parties are eligible to contest a will. To be eligible, a person needs to have some stake in the will. Sometimes it's a beneficiary who feels like he/she was slighted, or maybe someone was left out of the will and feels they shouldn't have been. Whatever the case may be, wills keep lawyers busy around the clock.
There are several reasons to contest a will. These include: the will was a forgery; it was a result of "undue influence," which means the person making the will was pressured to include certain clauses; it lacks testamentary capacity (basically, the person who drew up the will didn't completely understand it); and lastly, it lacked due execution (meaning the will wasn't witnessed properly). Whatever your case, getting a will lawyer may help settle these types of disputes.
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