{"id":5534,"date":"2016-10-21T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5534"},"modified":"2019-12-18T14:09:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T21:09:02","slug":"executing-valid-will-part-3-fraud-duress-undue-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/executing-valid-will-part-3-fraud-duress-undue-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Executing a Valid Will &#8211; Part 3 Fraud, Duress, or Undue Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">By Matthew Stucki<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">This is the third of four posts discussing the execution of a valid Last Will and Testament. If you recall, the first step in executing a valid will requires the person executing the Will, the Testator, to have Testamentary Intent. The second step, deals with the requirement of Testamentary Capacity. The third step, which is the topic of this blog, requires that the execution of an individual\u2019s Last Will and Testament be free from fraud, duress, or undue influence.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">When preparing a Last Will and Testament for an individual, the individual often meets with an attorney to discuss how he or she would like to give away their property in the event of death. The individual also selects who he or she would like to represent them, a Personal Representative, upon their death and distribute the property as outlined in the Last Will and Testament. In most instances, it is my experience that the individual that I am working with to draft a Last Will and Testament desires to give everything to his or her children, and he or she keeps each child apprised of the contents of the Last Will and Testament. This process is a built in safe-guard against fraud, duress, and undue influence as each child of the individual or Testator can hold the other children accountable and prevent each other from bad conduct.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/executing-valid-will-part-3-fraud-duress-undue-influence\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Executing a Valid Will &#8211; Part 3 Fraud, Duress, or Undue Influence\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Matthew Stucki This is the third of four posts discussing the execution of a valid Last Will and Testament. If you recall, the first step in executing a valid will requires the person executing the Will, the Testator, to have Testamentary Intent. The second step, deals with the requirement of Testamentary Capacity. 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