In the estate litigation case of In re Estate of DeWalf, PICS Case No. 17-0406 (C.P. Lycoming, Mar. 2, 2017), the Honorable Nancy Butts ruled that the executor’s payment of an early inheritance to himself but not to other... Continue Reading
An adult child recently fought against the admission to probate of a copy of his biological father’s missing will. The adult insisted that, without proof of what happened to the will, its copy could not be admitted to probate.... Continue Reading
In an estate litigation case of first impression, the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently determined that a verdict of guilty but mentally ill for first-degree murder bars the killer from inheriting from the victim’s estate... Continue Reading
In the estate litigation case of Estate of Kiefner, PICS Case No. 18-0905 (Pa. Super., July 8, 2016) the Honorable John T. Bender, writing on behalf of the Pennsylvania Superior Court, ruled that the Orphans’ Court erred in... Continue Reading
One of the most common reasons for challenging the validity of a will or trust is the lack of mental capacity. One can put in all the no contest clauses that they want. If the signer doesn’t have mental capacity, the document... Continue Reading