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Common Ways to Discourage a Will Contest If a decedent’s purported will is successfully contested and not admitted to probate, the result may be that decedent’s estate is to be administered in accordance to the terms of a prior existing will or under intestacy law as though the decedent had died without a will. Updating…
DetailsContesting a Will in Tennessee on the Basis of Undue Influence Undue influence in the procurement of a will regularly plays a role in legal television dramas and celebrity gossip magazines. Shows like ABC’s Scandal can easily draw up the classic story line involving an older, wealthy individual who strikes up an unlikely relationship with…
DetailsContesting a Will by Way of Incompetence or Lack of Mental Capacity In a recent post we discussed contesting a will if an interested party believes a decedent’s will is a defective instrument. In this post we address contesting a will by way of incompetence or lack of mental capacity. Will contests involving allegations of…
DetailsForming a Pet Trust Can Help Protect Your Pet After You are Gone Considering pets during estate planning is a growing trend since the media reported that Leona Helmsley left $12 million to her Maltese after her death in 2007 (the judge later reduced the amount to $2 million). To many people, a pet is…
DetailsContesting a Will in Tennessee Involving a Defective Instrument In recent posts, we have discussed several important requirements that must be met for a last will to be recognized in Tennessee. In this post, however, we look at how to contest or invalidate a will (or part of a will’s terms). Contesting the validity or…
DetailsTennessee Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act Effective July 1st, 2016, the Tennessee General Assembly’s recent enactment of the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (the “Act”) grants various individuals the authority to access a decedent’s digital assets. The Act authorizes executors, trustees, powers of attorney, conservators, guardians, and certain other people access…
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