Estate left to best friend

[kwbts124]

Florida.

A close friend of mine passed away a year ago. She has two sisters and one brother living. Although she left her nieces and nephews trust funds, she did not leave her living relatives anything. She left the majority of her estate to her best friend (not myself) most of her money. Now her relatives are contesting the will. Do they have any grounds? The will was made by a lawyer.What is the name of your state?

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Florida.

A close friend of mine passed away a year ago. She has two sisters and one brother living. Although she left her nieces and nephews trust funds, she did not leave her living relatives anything. She left the majority of her estate to her best friend (not myself) most of her money. Now her relatives are contesting the will. Do they have any grounds? The will was made by a lawyer.What is the name of your state?

How would we know if they have any grounds? We don't know the parties, don't know if the 'close friend' was of stable mental capacity or anything else about the situation.

if your question is rather "Do they have the right to contest?" the answer is of course they do. Whether they will win or not is a matter of fact for a judge/jury to decide.

 

[pojo2]

She left the majority of her estate to her best friend (not myself)

So are you the brother or one of the sisters?

Sounds like she knew what she wanted to me with those trust funds in place. Now I wonder why she decided the bro and sis's should be excluded?

 

[Dandy Don]

If she didn't like them she had a right not to include them. The problem is the will should have included a reason why she disinherited them, and if she didn't include that (the lawyer should have instructed her specifically to do that), then the relatives will have somewhat of a case to proceed, though it's hard to know if they would win or not.

DANDY DON IN OKLAHOMA ([email protected])