A Buddhist priest living in a remote part of Maine unexpectedly learns that his estranged father, a devoted Catholic, died a millionaire and left his fortune to a British University. Believing that his father lacked capacity and was subjected to undue influence by university officials, the priest, who has not seen his father in years, seeks to invalidate his father’s will.
That scenario is the backdrop of In the Matter of the Estate of Kevin B. Malone, No. A-6147-12T2, Superior Court of New Jersey (App. Div., Nov. 6, 2014), a recent unpublished decision that considered a host of probate issues, such as standing, will contest expenses and mistake in the inducement, some of which had not been addressed by a New Jersey court in many decades, if at all. The case merits further attention.
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