In this article, our Rockford trust litigation attorneys examine trust contests in Rockford.

A trust contest occurs when a party believes that the “trustor,” or the deceased person who made the trust, was incapacitated or influenced when the trust document was signed. Trust litigation happens more often that one would expect and when this has been determined to be the case by a party, a trust contest is filed with the appropriate court. We discuss what a trust challenge is, who can challenge a trust as well as the legal grounds to challenge a trust.

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In this article, our Rockford trust dispute attorneys explain statutory custodial claims.

In short, certain claims can be made against the estates of a deceased individual when:

1. The claimant is the spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of the decedent;
2. The decedent has had a disability for at least 3 years; and
3. The claimant has lived with and personally cared for the decedent for at least 3 years.  

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In this article, our Rockford trust litigation lawyers explain lack of testamentary capacity in trust disputes.

If a qualified party believes that a trust was not created by someone who was not mentally competent to understand what they were doing when executing the trust, the trust can potentially be invalidated based on lack of testamentary capacity.  

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