When an individual with a vast amount of wealth dies, there can be a scramble by family members and others to fight for what they feel they should have received from the deceased party's estate. Celebrities are not immune to will contests and these court battles often become the focus in the media as the fight plays out in the public eye. Some of the most famous celebrity will contests and lawsuits include those that were initiated by Anna Nicole Smith of her billionaire husband's estate, by family members of singer James Brown towards his estate, by family members of Michael Jackson, by guitarist Jerry Garcia's family members, and most recently by individuals of Prince's estate. In each cases, lawsuits seemed to come out of the woodworks endlessly as everyone from ex-wives to children to long-lost relatives argued over what they believed was their rightful share. Interested parties are entitled to contest the validity of a will during a court hearing in which the executor is appointed and in which the will is admitted to probate. In order to contest a will, a person needs to have standing, which means that they must hold some interest they would lose if the court allowed the will to be probated. A person who has standing can be someone …show more content…
If a will does end up being contested, the contest is rarely successful. This is due to the fact that the grounds upon which one can contest a will are very limited; there are only a few bases upon which someone can rely in order to initiate a will contest. These include improper execution of the will, unsound mind of the testator at the time when the will was either written or signed, fraud, and undue influence upon the testator. According to some studies, over 99 percent of all wills that are submitted for probate are admitted to probate. This statistic demonstrates how rare will contests actually are and, even when initiated, how unlikely they are to actually
Case name: Peter K. Dementas v The Estate of Jack Tallas, 764 P.2d 628 (1988)
Every case is different and due to the loss of life can be very highly contested by the other party. We’ll make sure that your case is fully in order and brought forward within the complexities of South Carolina laws. It is important to note that a wrongful death action in South Carolina can only be brought by or in the name of the executor or administrator of the deceased person. Also, important to note that any damages that are rewarded in a wrongful death case are divided among the spouse and children, parents or other heirs in accordance to shares that they would have been entitled to as if the deceased party died without a will in force and the recovery had been part of the personal assets of the estate. It is complexities like this that mandate proper legal counsel to ensure that these matters are tended to with the full force of the
charitable bequest in their wills — even though no nonpro fit has asked them to do so.This leaves
The lawyers begin the process of a wrongful death lawsuit by negotiating a settlement. If they fail to come to an agreement, the case may go to court for a judge or jury to decide the amount that the family will receive.
Before you take any actions towards acting on behalf of the deceased you must figure out who can actually act on behalf of the
In California, the spouse or domestic partner of a deceased individual can all file wrongful death lawsuits on the deceased behalf. The children and the stepchildren of the deceased may also file a wrongful death lawsuit. Additionally, if the deceased had a will that appointed a specific person as the personal representative of their estate, they can file a wrongful death claim, regardless of family relationships.
If someone in your family passed away, and you feel that another person was responsible for it, you could have a wrongful death case on your hands. Since you most likely have never had to deal with a situation like this before, here are some common mistakes you might make when making your claim.
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