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 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...
by Jimmy Carter | Jun 19, 2018 | Blockchain Estate Planning
Blockchain is an incredible technology with seemingly endless ways to change and improve our world. It promises to remove the need for middlemen and trusted intermediaries thereby disrupting well-established and time-honored industries – relevant to this post, recent...