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Hobbs Giroday Podcast: Episode 5

In this episode, partner David Hobbs discuss some of the factors that can contribute to making a will invalid. These include formalities, competence of the will maker and undue influence.

Hobbs Giroday Podcast featuring David Hobbs

When might a will be considered invalid.

With  David Hobbs.

https://media.blubrry.com/hobbsgiroday/p/content.blubrry.com/hobbsgiroday/hobbs-giroday-podcasts-ep5.mp3

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Show Notes Episode 5:

Three common issues arise:

  • Formalities
  • Competence of the will maker
  • Undue Influence

Formalities:

  • Wills need to be signed in a special way
  • Two witnesses are required

Competence of the will maker:

  • Will makers do not need a high level of competence
  • Legal test for competence;
    • the will maker understands what a will is and what it does
    • have to have a general idea of what their property is
    • who would ordinarily be the beneficiary of their will

Undue Influence:

  • Level of influence is such that the law considers the signing of the will to be involuntary
  • Usually involves a fairly extreme set of circumstances
  • When influence becomes so powerful that it removed the voluntary nature of signing of the will

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