by Jimmy Carter | Jun 17, 2026 | Will Contests / Challenging a Will
On June 17, 2026, the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio reversed a key portion of the trial court’s judgment in In the Matter of the Estate of Van L. “Slim” Crapps, Deceased, a will contest JW Carter Law litigated from the trial court through...
by Jimmy Carter | Oct 9, 2018 | Alzheimer’s, Will Contests / Challenging a Will
In February 2018 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a giant leap in modernizing its approach to its evaluation for new drugs for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurologic disease. This is welcome news to researchers who are searching for medications to...
by Jimmy Carter | Sep 18, 2018 | Dementia, Will Contests / Challenging a Will
A study recently conducted by The University of Exeter Medical School analyzed the data on stroke and dementia risk from 3.2 million individuals around the world. The data revealed that the link between stroke and dementia persisted even after taking into effect...
by Jimmy Carter | Jul 3, 2018 | Cases, Will Contests / Challenging a Will
When contesting or challenging a will, modern courts use the Greenwood-Baker Test to determine whether a decedent possessed sufficient testamentary capacity to execute a will. The Greenwood-Baker test comes from two English cases: Greenwood v. Greenwood (decided in...
by Jimmy Carter | Jun 28, 2018 | Alzheimer’s, Trust Disputes, Will Contests / Challenging a Will
As we’ve mentioned previously in this blog, the reluctance to assertively declare that a patient is suffering from Alzheimer’s does impact the course of will contest litigation. Despite the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease, there are many flaws in the diagnosis....
by Jimmy Carter | Jun 21, 2018 | Alzheimer’s, Will Contests / Challenging a Will
Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia that causes impairment with memory, thinking and behavior, is commonly thought to be caused by factors that are out of our control: age, family history and heredity. Most individuals with the disease are 65 or older, have a...
