The potential for undue influence has become increasingly significant in this era of digital interconnectivity. Undue influence can distort our perceptions, manipulate our decisions, and sometimes ...

The case clarified that undue influence alone is not enough for guardianship. Courts require clear proof of harm or risk to the person’s safety and well-being. In this case, influence was shown, but ...

During a Will contest, a party challenging a Will may assert that the Will was the product undue influence being exerted over the decedent by the party who benefited by the disputed Will. The question ...

Claims of undue influence are on the rise. More wills, testamentary gifts and inter vivos gifts are challenged as being void because of undue influence. The increase is due in part to more individuals ...

In “The New Undue Influence,” professors Horton and Weisbord examine common law and statutory approaches to undue influence as a means of invalidating bequests as well as whether these approaches ...

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Over the last several months, our courts have issued multiple decisions stemming from litigation involving claims of undue influence. Cases have emanated from courts in more than half of the counties ...

When a petitioner offers a will for probate, and the propounded instrument’s validity is contested, objectants oftentimes raise undue influence as an objection to the admission of the will to probate.

Setting participant incentives is one of the most important design decisions in any research study. The amount influences ...

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