When someone puts pressure on another person in a situation with legal significance, it is called undue influence. It is often used in the context of estate planning in Raleigh NC, or more specifically, writing a will. When someone writes a will and has been pressured by another person, such as a family member or caregiver, to write it in Continue Reading
What Is Undue Influence in Estate Planning? Part Three
Undue influence occurs when someone coerces or places pressure on another person to change his or her estate plan so that he or she benefits. In the first post in this two-part series, we talked about how it can happen and factors needed to prove it occurred while estate planning in Cary NC. Undue Influence and Estate Planning in Cary Continue Reading
What Is Undue Influence in Estate Planning? Part Two
Welcome back. We are here today to talk more about estate planning in Cary NC and how undue influence can be proven. Proving Undue Influence | Estate Planning in Cary NC If someone contests a will, he or she must prove that it was written under someone else’s undue influence and that the testator did not knowingly outline their wishes Continue Reading
What Is Undue Influence in Estate Planning? Part One
When someone puts pressure on another person in a situation with legal significance, it is called undue influence. It is often used in the context of estate planning, or more specifically, writing a will. When someone writes a will and has been pressured by another person, such as a family member or caregiver, to write it in such a way Continue Reading