As a contingency Estate dispute attorney, we can help in a dispute over an inheritance from life insurance, Trusts Funds, or Wills. Estate and inheritance fights can be terribly expensive costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. So in big estate fights of over million dollars in dispute, we offer contingency. When you have a contingency lawyer, your lawyer isn’t paid until you are. Lawyers don’t recover fees unless they make a recovery for you. So your interests are more aligned. Estate and inheritance fights can usually be brought under the following basis:
Fraud or Forgery if a Estate instrument such a Will or Trust or beneficiary designation (Bank or retirement account) was procured by fraudulent means such as undue influence or false premises or a document which was altered or forged.
Undue Influence is one of main basis to challenge an Estate. Undue influence is making someone do what they would not otherwise do especially if they had diminished capacity or senility. This can be if they were tricked, conned, manipulated, coerced, or made to do changes to an estate plan they would not otherwise. do. Did they choose their own lawyer? Did they set up their own estate planning? Did they leave someone out at bequest and manipulation of another?
One Lacking Capacity is the other major reason to challenge an Estate.. If the decedent had an impairment from disease or illness that impacted their understanding of what they were doing, then there is a reasonable basis to challenge the estate.. Typically this is from such things as dementia, senility, and other illness that cause incapacity like Parkinson’s disease or Alzheimer’s.disease.
You can seek an accounting in both a Will Contest or Trust dispute without invoking a “No Contest Clause”and lawsuits for the above case types if brought in good faith without invoking any forfeiture clauses.
As a Contingency Estate dispute attorney, we know we can help you with your estate and inheritance fight.
