Under the law, a person making a will (or signing a power of attorney) must be of sound mind — also known as “testamentary capacity” — and not under or subject to duress, restraint ...

DPBS faculty member John Chamberlain, MD, has been selected as this year's recipient of the Henry J. Kaiser Award for ...

The objections filed by decedent’s niece and nephew allege that the propounded instrument was not duly executed, that decedent lacked testamentary capacity, and that the instrument was the ...

In all these cases, a testamentary trust can be a useful estate planning tool. What’s more, it makes it possible to leave assets to minor children who may not be able to legally possess or ...

Instead, it depends on whether she is able to understand and make decisions about the will. For anyone to make a will, you must have 'testamentary capacity'. This legal term means there are specific ...

A no-contest provision shall be unenforceable to the extent that the trust is invalid because of fraud, duress, undue influence, lack of testamentary capacity, or any other reason. In the case of ...

You can only make a will while you are deemed to have testamentary capacity, which means that you understand what you are doing and are of sound mind. If there is any doubt about this, the will ...

And though many others did make a plan, various issues with their testamentary documents have ... An anticipated contest based on common attacks on capacity or a document’s validity may be ...

I also provide a wide range of evaluations for legal related issues from Independent Medical Examinations, fitness for duty to legal issues; such as testamentary capacity. I approach each person ...

I also provide a wide range of evaluations for legal related issues from Independent Medical Examinations, fitness for duty to legal issues; such as testamentary capacity. I approach each person ...