How do you make preparations to keep will from being contested?
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Generally, adding a non-contestability clause may assist in keeping the will from being contested. It is a provision in a will designed to stop beneficiaries from contesting the will. This provision states that if beneficiaries try to contest the will, their potential inheritances will be effectively redistributed to other beneficiaries.
In some jurisdictions, courts are very reluctant to recognize non-contestability clauses in wills, and despite the presence of these clauses, courts have allowed wills to be contested.
Non-contestability clauses are also designed to stop life insurance companies from refusing to pay out a claim to individuals because of fraud or error. Although, in some states, the life insurance company is given a one-time period in which it can contest a requested payout or claim