If you are considering a will contest in West Palm Beach you are going to want to hire a probate attorney. The question then becomes how much is that going to cost? The city of Portsmouth may be stuck with a $300k lawyer bill after the successfully brought a will contest against a police officer who used undue influence to get millions.
Portsmouth Police Officer Case
- If you recall there was a lot of talk about a police officer who used undue influence to get millions from a widow.
- He used her fears and mental frailty to get her to leave him her entire estate.
- There was one problem, that was originally promised to the city.
- Needless to say the city and other charities who had been promised the estate were not too happy.
- So what did they do?
- They instituted a will contest in the Portsmouth probate court.
- In the end they were victorious.
- A $2 million inheritance was taken back from the officer and will be going to charity.
- A judge declared the trust that was created for the officer in 2012 null and void on grounds of undue influence.
- Now comes the interesting part.
- Who pays for all this?
$300 K Inheritance Bill Following Will Contest
- The estate was worth about $2 million and now 15% of that may be sucked up by the probate lawyers.
- The probate attorneys have filed for their fees from winning the lawsuit.
- They want $300000 for their services.
- Needless to say any lawsuit is expensive and a West Palm Beach probate lawsuit is no exception.
- That being said there are ways to keep costs reasonable.
- One has to wonder what incentive these lawyers has to keep costs low when they knew their client were charities, not individuals who watched over them.
- Do you know how much your probate lawsuit is going to cost?
- There are a variety of ways to keep costs reasonable for you in West Palm Beach.
- Have you talked to your probate attorney about a contingency deal or flat fee?
- These are great ways to keep costs reasonable and predictable in West Palm Beach.
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