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Attorney Jeffrey P. Coleman explains the conditions that would cause a will to be upheld in a will contest case. Transcript: A will can be upheld in a will contest by surviving the attacks that are brought against the will by the contestant. As we know, there are a number ...
Attorney Jeffrey P. Coleman elaborates on how independent legal advice is important to will contest cases and who to acquire that advice from. Transcript: In a will contest case, one of the phrases you’ll hear by attorneys (that that are familiar with this kind of work) is they say “it’s ...
Attorney Jeffrey P. Coleman describes how witness testimony plays an important part in a will contest case and the types of witness testimony that exist. Transcript: Lay witness testimony as versus expert witness testimony is critical. Lay witnesses can help establish the changes in the person, the decedent, the ...
Attorney Jeffrey P. Coleman details the court that handles probate litigation matters and the type of judge they usually employ to handle the case. Video Transcript: In Florida, the original jurisdiction for a will contest is handled by the circuit court level and that would generally mean that you would ...
Attorney Jeffrey P. Coleman clarifies the amount of time and effort that it can take to resolve will contest cases in court. Video Transcript: Will contest cases can be very, very time-consuming and involved. It is always preferable that when members in a will contest can get together and try ...
Attorney Jeffrey P. Coleman clarifies the meaning of the ‘presumption of influence’, how it affects a will contest case, and how it can be overcome. Video Transcript: The presumption of undue influence is where the contestant in a will contest case has established enough evidence to show that the presumption of ...
Attorney Jeffrey P. Coleman describes what ‘undue influence’ means and how it plays a part in a will contest case. Video Transcript: ‘Undue influence’ is one of the ways that a contestant can seek to have a will set aside. ‘Undue influence’ means that someone improperly affected the deceased person ...
Attorney Jeffrey P. Coleman explains how easily a will contest case can be won or lost and the effect of undue influence on the outcome. Transcript: The standard of proof in challenging a will is what we call the preponderance of the evidence. This means simply that the scales of ...
