How to Avoid a Will Contest

A last will and testament dictate how an individual's assets are handled after they pass away. While will contests are rarely successful, they can be both financially and emotionally taxing for those involved. Join Anthony J. Enea, certified elder law attorney and managing member of Enea, Scanlan, and Sirignano, LLP, for a program detailing what steps can be taken to help ensure that any challenges to the last will are successfully defeated in New York. Learn on what grounds a will can be invalidated and strategies to ensure your clients' final wishes are carried out.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review what a will contest is and when it occurs

2. Identify the steps a client can take to prevent a will contest

3. Recognize how to avoid probate and still do estate planning