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Question about Will In Solid Form Instanter
Asked on Mar 20th, 2016 on Wills and Probate - Georgia
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My fiance's father just passed away and at the funeral (yesterday) he was asked to sign a Will in Solid Form Instanter. He wasn't told exactly what it was for and received no copy of the will. As you can imagine, now that he has gotten over the emotional duress of the day he is second guessing the decision to sign, does he have any legal recourse or is he just out of luck? Thank you in advance for your time!
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Your fiance needs to contact the person who requested the acknowledgement and demand it back. If that person will nto give it back, your fiance needs to file a notice of revocatoin of acknowledgement with the probate court. You should have your fiance contact a lawyer who specializes in probate disputes immediately.
Answered on Mar 31st, 2016 at 6:30 AM
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My condolences to your fiance on his loss. There is no such thing as a "Will in Solid Form Instanter." What your fiance was most likely asked to sign was the consent page to a Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form. He should never have signed it without reading it.
He needs to speak with an estate litigation attorney (I am NOT a litigator), if he wants to figure out what options he may have at this point. If he actually did sign a consent to have a Will admitted to probate, he may not get any other notice. He'll need to take action to figure out what is going on and see if there is a way to argue that he signed under duress or otherwise that his consent should not be considered valid. He needs to move as quickly as possible, too. Best wishes to him.
Answered on Mar 21st, 2016 at 5:17 AM
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