One Will Contest: 6 Lawyers with 6 Sides

Did your parents leave several children and has a will contest erupted?   You may want to see how complicated a multi-child Palm Beach will contest can get. Check out this case out of the Court of Appealsin Kansas, decided May 8, 2015.

Palm Beach Will Contests

• The more potential beneficiaries the more potential disputes.
• Palm Beach probate disputes are unfortunate side effect of wills with to many  Pompano Beach beneficiaries.
• Also when a Delray Beach parent disinherits a child a will contest may erupt.
• Do you know what a disinherited child will likely claim?
• They may claim that a will disinheriting them was procured through undue influence.
• Maybe they want to claim that your parents lacked testamentary when the will was executed.
• Either way often every child in these types of disputes will retain independent counsel.
• Can they force the estate to absorb these costs?
• Don’t believe me that a family could hire half a dozen lawyers?
• Take a look at this case.

In re Estate of Mahoney

• The Court of Appeals hears cases in all areas of state law in and for the State of Kansas, including probate, specifically will contests.
• When Ms. Mahoney died she left five adult children who all initiated a will contest, hiring their own attorneys.
• Not only that one cousin felt that they had a stake and hired an attorney as well!
• Experienced Palm Beach litigators know that a large Delray Beach estate can get eaten away through will disputes and attorney’s fees.
• A personal representative has to fight all these fights and they end up getting all of their costs, attorney’s fees and more covered by the estate.

Want to learn more?

Check out the entire case by clicking here.