Pennsylvania Will Contest Lawyers defend your rights. At your parent’s death, did you discover assets had mysteriously disappeared? Perhaps someone with a Power of Attorney shifted assets or made gifts or added a beneficiary designation on a bank account? While your parent was ill, did they make an unexpected change to their Will? Maybe the Will was signed shortly before death favoring a child or caregiver differently that prior wills?
These are just a few examples of immoral acts that probate litigation addresses. Will Contests are a narrow, focused area of the law. You are wise to gain advice and representation from an attorney who focuses their practice on Estate Litigation.
Contesting or Challenging a Will means that you believe that a judge should invalidate a submitted Will. You think that your Will Contest Lawyer can provide the necessary evidence for a judge to determine the Will invalid. Every state has its own rules about Wills and Trusts, but the most common basis for Will Challenges in the United States are:
Special courts in most states hear Will Contests. Judges who focus on estate conflicts hear most cases. It is not the judge’s job to investigate the facts. You and your attorney must gather the evidence and present it to the judge in the proper form using the Rules of Evidence. These rules allow witness depositions, documents subpoenaed, and records obtained. The judge can only rule in your favor if you give her the necessary evidence. There is rarely a jury who might decide a case on emotion. The judge needs facts.
For these reasons, it is essential to retain an experienced Will Contest Lawyer. Will Contests and Will Challenges is not an area of the law in which an attorney should work parttime. Pennsylvania Will Contest Lawyers should focus on will contests, not business or matrimonial law.
Each state allows only a specific period in which to bring a Will Contest. If you wait too long, you cannot bring your case even if the facts are apparently in your favor. In some states, like Florida, the statute of limitations is as short as three months. If you have suspicions about a Will or the facts surrounding a deceased’s assets, act quickly, or your chance may escape.
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Peter Klenk is the founding member of Klenk Law, a seven attorney boutique estate planning law firm. We serve clients in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Minnesota and Florida. Peter Klenk received his Masters in Taxation LL.M. from NYU Law School and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School. He served his country in the Navy JAGC during Desert Storm. Easy to talk to, feel free to call Peter for an appointment. We will make the process as easy as possible!
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