The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that extrinsic evidence could be used to prove the validity of a will signed by the testator’s conservator under the conservator’s mistaken belief ...

The testator is the individual who creates and signs a will, outlining how they wish their assets to be distributed upon their death. This role is pivotal, as it ensures their final wishes are ...

The purposes of testamentary trusts The primary purpose of a testamentary trust is for the testator to protect assets that they intend to bequeath to their minor beneficiaries. However ...

How Per Stirpes Works Per stirpes is often used in wills and retirement accounts to ensure that assets are distributed through the branches of a family tree according to the wishes of the testator ...

It had seemed, following Marley v Rawlings, that ‘clerical error’ would be interpreted as widely as possible to include, essentially, all errors made by the draftsman that resulted in a will which did ...

Although the testator left a large fortune, there was nothing in the will to indicate the value of the estate. It was simply described as exceeding in value $10,000 in personal property and more ...