Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New York

Grounds for contesting a will

What are the possible grounds for contesting a will in the State of New York? Can this be done from outside the country? If so, what is the procedure?


Asked on 1/05/02, 1:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Norman Nadel Norman Nadel, Esq.

Re: Grounds for contesting a will

There many grounds to contest a Will; failure to comply with the execution requirements, mental disability, undue influence, forgery, and so on.

The contest is held in the county in which the Will is offered for probate but the contestant need not live there. Generally an attorney is hired to conduct the conntest; he or she must be admitted to practice law in New York. So, yes, it can be challenged from afar.

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Answered on 1/05/02, 5:29 pm


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