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What is Undue Influence? How to overturn a will in Florida probate. March 18, 2015 Palm Beach Appeals Court Decision in Will Challenge

Uncategorized Mar 19, 2015
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Are you involved in a will contest? Will challenge in Palm Beach?  If so, you want to read this March 18, 2015 legal opinion from Palm Beach’s 4th District Court of Appeal.

Palm Beach Appeals Court Upholds Overturning Palm Beach Will in Estate Lawsuit

  • In a major victory by adult children of a deceased father, they “won” their will contestPalm Beach against their dad’s 4th wife
  • This Palm Beach probate challenge was a will contest sometimes called a will challenge or Palm Beach probate revocation
  • The probate judge ruled that the will was void based upon undue influence
  • The 4th wife of the deceased father appealed: she lost
  • The appeals court for the Palm Beach probate court upheld, or affirmed, the probate court judge’s ruling, which over turned the will
  • The Palm Beach will challenge was successful
  • The will contest Palm Beach won on appeal

How do you prove undue influence?  What is undue influence when you want to overturn a will in Florida probates?