QUESTION
a "No contest" paragraph in an unfair will.
Asked on Mar 16th, 2017 on Wills and Probate - Pennsylvania
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My mother recently died and because I have been very ill and could not help my mother my 2 sisters did. My Dad died 2 years ago, leaving 1/3 of a $500,000 estate to each daughter. Because I could not help her, my mother made her own will leaving me 6% and my sisters 47% each. I told them why I could not help, they said they understood, I am still waiting for a cure. I feel I was judged and cut out of the will because of my mother's anger at me for not helping. she said she understood before she died. Is there any way to contest a "no contest" will in Pa.?
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Yes it is possible to contest the validity of a will. That's a tough burden to meet. You'll have to show that you mother did not have sufficient mental capacity at the time she prepared the will. You'll have to present medical evidence to support that contention. Barring a mental incapacity, your mother is free to divide her estate as she wishes, whether that is perceived to be "fair" or not by her beneficiaries.
Answered on Mar 17th, 2017 at 11:29 AM