My brother was intentionally left out of dads will because of some past happenings. Now with our dads death, he is going to contest the will. Whats going to happen?
Nearly all people left out threaten to contest the Will. But as there must be a real legal basis for the contest (and bringing the action is expensive), few actually do, and nearly all of those who do, wind up losing if it goes to trial. The funds in the estate are used to pay the expenses of the proceeding on behalf of the estate, and depending on the EXACT facts, the contest may be costly to the estate. (The contestant bears his or her own expenses.) Thus, very often a settlement is made to spare the estate the costs, delay and intra-family unpleasantness.
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