2006-08-31 04:52:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
No. Why should she be required to give him a dime? Its hers and she is allowed to give it to the pope or her dog if she wants to.
Only if you think that someone 'forced' her to write the will in such a manner can you contest it. If the lawyer says that someone else was in the room (or just outside it) for isntance, that could constitute duress.
2006-08-31 06:28:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is possible to contest just about anything in court, but the question is winning. If there is a significant amount of money at stake, a talk with a lawyer might be a good idea, just to see if the will can be contested. The answer might be "no", so one would be out the amount of the fees. A lawyer might be able to negotiate a settlement, subject to a fee.
2006-08-31 11:57:32 · answer #2 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in the USA or Britain or Ireland. Maybe in some European civil-law countries.
Did the sibling have any children or parents? In civil law countries there are "forced heirship" shares, and if no children or parents, a sibling might be able to contest the will. Not in the USA though. Or the UK.
2006-08-31 11:57:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not unless you believe that the will was written under duress. A will is a binding legal document and cannot be contested on the basis of familial relationship.
2006-08-31 11:57:46 · answer #4 · answered by Robin A. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know people who were mentioned in wills like for lots of money and the will was ignored! They never got their just dues.
2006-08-31 19:47:19 · answer #5 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can contest anything, but you will lose on this one. Why should it be? If she wanted to include him, she would have. She leaves her estate to whom she wishes to.
2006-09-04 09:23:23 · answer #6 · answered by Barbwired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why contest it? She elected to to leave him anything. That is her choice.
2006-08-31 16:25:56 · answer #7 · answered by Karen R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it...it seems like people can do anything with their estates...like leaving them to a charity, a friend, their cat.
2006-08-31 11:57:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd need to talk to an attorney who knows about the laws of your state.
2006-08-31 11:58:09 · answer #9 · answered by mjkinoh 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends.. ask a lawyer who's into this sort of thing.
grab the yellow pages!
2006-08-31 11:58:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋