Q: My boyfriend of 10 years past away and I found a will that he had wrote so I put in to the judge a probate to get his
Estate his xwife that has his son is contesting the will saying he didn't wright it and bring my criminal past into it saying I'm not a reliable person! Can she do that? She supened my mom??
A: Anyone has the right to contest a will. You will have to meet the prima facie case to show the will is authentic, but they will bear the burden of proof to overcome that once you show the will is valid. You need the assistance of a good probate lawyer to help you with this.
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