Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Massachusetts

Procedure for contesting a will

I am the only heir to my uncle's estate. He was continually emotionally battered, pressured, controlled by my late father, and my mother. It is my well-founded belief that after my father's death, my mother exerted undue influence to coerce my uncle into leaving her the entire estate except for some charitable contributions. Since my uncle's death, my mother (who is named as executor) has been in my uncle's home sorting all of his personal papers, ''cleaning out'' and throwing away anything she so chooses. I have been in touch with the attorney who is handling my uncle's will, who also represents my mother. I strongly suspect conplicity. My mother has also made a statement to another relative, that she will make sure I never see a penny of my uncle's estate, which is mostly my deceased grandmother's estate, containg many sentimental items that I would like to have. I was her only grandchild. How do I go about contesting the will (undue influence), stopping my mother from removing, selling or destroying valuable/sentimental estate items. I am familiar with basic wills and trusts law, but only in California. What forms must I file? When? How do I obtain them? I appreciate any help you can give me.

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