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How can I contest a will that was signed under extreme duress?
Asked on Sep 10th, 2018 on Wills and Probate - Texas
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My aunt took my grandmother to a family friend/lawyer/notary to sign her property over to her and exclude her husband from the will weeks before she passed away. This same aunt was investigated for over-medicating my grandmother and stole over 15,000 dollars from her and . She is now harassing my living step-grandfather and threatening to evict him and physically cut off his utilities. The property was given to my grandmother as a gift from one of her children and it is common knowledge that my grandmother willed the home back to that daughter's living children on the condition my grandfather not be evicted.
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Hire a local lawyer who does fiduciary litigation.
In Texas a surviving spouse (such as your step-grandfather) has the right to live in the home for life, whether it was community property or separate property. Report the aunt to Adult Protective Services for attempt to exploit and defraud an elderly person. In Texas exploiting an elderly or disabled person is a first degree felony.
Answered on Sep 11th, 2018 at 5:06 AM
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