Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Louisiana

My uncle made a Will in 2003 in Louisiana. He signed the Will in the presence of two witnesses and a notary public. In the Will, it says that he is of sound mind and body. He died in 2010 and I am his niece. He left me only a lamp, and he left my mother 5% of his remaining estate. He left my father some music albums, but didn't leave him any funds at all, and actually said in the Will that any remaining furniture or house items not specifically bequested are to be distributed to the other beneficiaries with the exception of my father (there was bad feelings between them). The Will was probated and two executors were listed. Is there any way I could dispute the Will, in order to allow myself to obtain a greater share of his monetary estate, which in all truth, he verbally promised me? He left his monetary estate divided among organizations, and a few close friends besides the 5% to my mother.

Asked on 6/08/11, 3:45 pm

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Unless you can prove that the will does not state his intentions, the will controls.

Answered on 6/25/11, 7:56 pm

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