Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Texas
Last Will
Is there any scenerio in which the Last Will and Testament, properly executed and registered with the state,cleared state probate courts, and waiting to be excersised as stated, can be challenged by parties not mentioned in the Will?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Last Will
There are a number.
A child of the deceased, not mentioned, may be entitled to their intestate portion.
There may have been lack of competence, where the maker of the will was heavily sedated when the will was signed.
There may have been undue influence, where the primary beneficiary was the primary caregiver, and essentially kept the maker captive and forced them to sign the will.
The will may not have been properly witnessed, where the witnesses actually signed the will outside the presence of the testator.
I could go on...
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