When a petitioner offers a will for probate, and the propounded instrument’s validity is contested, objectants oftentimes raise undue influence as an objection to the admission of the will to probate.

A recent decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals illustrates how the presumption of undue influence operates in a will contest when there is no eyewitness evidence of undue influence. In re Jones ...

The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that decedent's intestate heirs had standing to contest a trust instrument allegedly procured ...

Petitioner, decedent's granddaughter--nominated substitute executor--sought probate of a 2015 instrument, and letters testamentary citing a need to investigate if decedent had additional assets beyond ...

My husband is considering contesting his brother's will. Around 30 days before passing, his brother changed everything to go to a friend. He was in and out of the hospital the last few months of his ...

Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died under tragic circumstances just seven days apart. Their bodies went undiscovered inside their Santa Fe home for another week. The mystery behind their ...

In the grief, shock and emotional turmoil that follows the death of a loved one, many families hope a Will offers clarity and ...