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Your father died. He left a will but left everything to your brother or one of your
other family members and you don’t think that’s what he intended and you don’t
think that’s right. Hi. I’m Tom Oldfield. I’m an estate planning and probate lawyer
in Fircrest, Washington and I’d like to answer those questions. There are several
reasons that you can challenge a will. If the person who was making the will wasn’t
competent to do that – if he didn’t have the mental capacity, if he wasn’t able to
think clearly – then that will is likely invalid. If somebody was exerting undue influence,
if the person was living with him and maybe was able to encourage him to do things and
influence him to do it, that can give a basis. A will can be challenged if it’s not sufficient,
if it’s not executed properly. If a person didn’t sign it right. There are certain
formalities that the law requires and if somebody changed the will, if it doesn’t have the
right witnesses, that can be challenged. That may be a basis to set it aside. These are
questions that come up; we deal with them every day. If there’s a problem with the
will, we challenge it in court. We help you get this issue resolved and we’d be happy
to answer your questions about this. What I want you to do is to call the number on
the screen; ask me those questions. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for
watching this video. I’m Tom Oldfield.