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Home→Tags Contract to will

Tag Archives: Contract to will

Attorney-Client Privilege for Surviving Spouse

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Daniel EvansJanuary 23, 2025

The “testamentary exception” to the attorney-client privilege would allow the admission of evidence of communications between the decedent and his lawyer in order to carry out the testamentary intentions of the decedent, but the exception will not be extended to … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Attorney-client privilege, Contract to will

Photocopy of Contract Not to Change Will Was Inadmissable

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Daniel EvansApril 28, 2024

A photocopy of an alleged contract between a husband and wife not to change their wills was properly ruled to be inadmissable as evidence under the “best evidence rule” of Pa.R.E. 1002 because there was a “genuine issue” as to … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Best evidence rule, Contract to will, Forgery

Oral Contract to Make Will Upheld

A pre-1993 oral contract to make a will was found to have been established by the testimony of the beneficiary’s husband, brother, and nephew, and the beneficiary was found to have substantially performed her obligations under the contract when she … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Contract to will, PEF 2701

Oral Contract to Will or Oral Charitable Pledge?

Before dying intestate, decedent orally pledged estate to charitable institution.  Court found that the pledge was not enforceable as a charitable pledge, meaning it was an oral contract to will, which was eliminated under PEF 2701.  Stein Estate, 4 Fid. … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged charitable pledge, Contract to will, PEF 2701

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