Q: Forgery on a Will
My Uncle, died in a gas Explosion, that should have been under investigation cause he had dinner at the Mayor's house and the Mayor, was going to be out of his job next day, when my uncle went home his house exploded, 2010, I just knowest recently that some of the signatures are not his cause I know how he writes and have letters he sent to me so I know, is there any justice there's a lot of suspicious things here.
A:
You need a lot more than a hunch or suspicion of forgery. This would need to be proved, in court, through an expert handwriting analyst - which costs a lot of money that you, as the person thinking this happened, would have to pay.
So, consider whether it's worth it to fight this battle in terms of time and money: if you are right, then the will is thrown out, and your uncle's estate would then be subject to distribution according to the intestate statute. With him being your uncle, it's unlikely you would stand to gain anything from such distribution as you would only collect if there is anything left after your uncle's spouse (if married when he died), then his children (if any), then his parents (if alive at the time), then his siblings. Unless all those people died before your uncle, including your mom or dad who would be your uncle's sibling, you'd still be on the outside looking in even if you are able to prove your handwriting claim.
Anthony M. Avery agrees with this answer
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