Q: Can I represent myself if I was served? I was left $ by a friend and his son filed for a declaratory judgement.
He claims his dad had dementia and was not in his right Mind when he changed the percentages 4 months before he passed. There are 5 beneficiaries on his Edward Jones account and I don’t have the $ to hire an attorney. I don’t know how much money it is, when I called Edward jones they couldn’t disclose the amount because they had also been served. I was added as a beneficiary 5 years ago but don’t know the amount and then before he passed apparently he raised my percentage and then lowered his sons percentage. I believe his son is only fighting the change of percentage not the initial amount so if I do nothing will I still receive the initial amount? As I said I don’t have the money to hire someone to represent me, is this something I can file myself or just take my chances and not do anything? Thanks in advance for your help.
A:
You are entitled to represent yourself but you'll increase your chances of a good outcome if you find a way to come up with money to hire an attorney.
Ronald J. Eisenberg
Schultz & Associates LLP
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