Imagine that your widowed father finds himself caught up in a whirlwind “romance” with a woman who seems all too interested in his money. Or that your mother has “fallen in love” with her senior ...

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It seems that every will contest includes a claim of undue influence along with the more standard claims of lack of testamentary capacity and lack of due execution. But, undue influence is certainly ...

The potential for undue influence has become increasingly significant in this era of digital interconnectivity. Undue influence can distort our perceptions, manipulate our decisions, and sometimes ...

Over the last several months, our courts have issued multiple decisions stemming from litigation involving claims of undue influence. Cases have emanated from courts in more than half of the counties ...

Archived versions of WealthManagement.com webinars are available on demand 24 hours after broadcast. Individuals with estates both large and small can be susceptible to undue influence, which is ...

Navigating the Carpenter Presumption: Court-Made Exceptions to the Carpenter Case and The Statute That Followed. In the 1971 Florida case of In re Carpenter’s Estate, The Supreme Court of Florida held ...