Attorney Jeffrey P. Coleman explains the conditions that would cause a will to be upheld in a will contest case.
Transcript:
A will can be upheld in a will contest by surviving the attacks that are brought against the will by the contestant. As we know, there are a number of different ways to attack a will. Validity can be established through showing that it was properly executed and that the decedent (the deceased person) understood what they owned and the effect of the document that they were signing.