Did you catch the riveting championship fight with “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey? Do you know what that fight had in common with a good will contest? More than you may have realized. A will contest is a formal challenge to a will submitted for probate in West Palm Beach. Just like Ronda, experienced West Palm Beach probate litigators know that there is no time to mess around, and a knock out goes much further then waiting to submit it to judges or a jury. Are you prepared for a one-two knock out victory?
Will Contests
- A will contest is your chance to tell the probate court that the will is improper.
- You have to act quickly due to a very short statute of limitations.
- In fact in West Palm Beach you may only have ninety days to submit your challenge to a will.
- Its not only important to file quickly though you also have to litigate quickly.
- Assets require attention and while the entire estate is sitting with the personal representative there is no telling how well your assets are maintained.
- More importantly evidence goes stale quicker than day old bread!
- Are you prepared to show that someone exhibited undue influence years later, it may be harder.
- That is why a good will contest lead by an experienced West Palm Beach probate litigator is quick and effective.
- How are you going to challenge the will?
Undue Influence
- Unfortunately later in ones life often people will try to take advantage.
- Undue influence is when someone operates to subdue the will of the testator and create a will that would not have existed but for the influence.
- Do you know how to spot undue influence?
Lack of Testamentary Capacity
- You may want to challenge the will because someone lacks testamentary capacity.
- Do you know what that means?
- In order to properly execute a will one must be of sound mind.
- If you feel your relative lacked testamentary capacity how are you going to prove that to the court?
- No matter how you want to contest the will one thing is for sure like Ronda, you are going to have to act quickly to ensure a knock out!