Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Illinois
Validity of Will
If a Will is excepted to Probate on face value, and is considered valid, When there is a Will Contest and enough information is found that the validity is in question and warrents a trail, IS the Will still considered Valid? OR Is it undetermind until the trail is over?
Asked on 2/29/08, 5:53 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Jeffrey R. Gottlieb
Law Offices of Jeffrey R. Gottlieb, LLC
Re: Validity of Will
The Will is still considered valid until the will contest is successful in overturning the Will. But as long as a Will contest is pending, no distributions should be made to beneficiaries.
Answered on 2/29/08, 5:57 pm
John Steele
Steele Law Firm
Re: Validity of Will
A will, or almost anything for that matter, is considered valid until a court rules otherwise. Think about it, if all you had to do was raise doubt to make a will invalid, our legal system would crash.
Answered on 3/02/08, 3:39 pm
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