Winning a Contested Probate Proceeding

By: Gary E. Bashian, Esq.

When one thinks of Surrogate’s Court litigation,contested probate proceedings immediately come to
mind. While each of the objections to probate present unique challenges for any advocate, an objection based on a decedent’s lack of testamentary capacity can be particularly difficult.

However, it should come as no surprise that medical records are often the evidentiary key to establishing