Broward Injury Lawyer Blog
Altering a will to disinherit a family member is within anyone’s right, though it can lead to conflict. Probate litigation attorneys in South Florida at The Ansara Law Firm know there are ways to minimize the potential for warring family interests or a contested will after your death. 
Because contesting a will in Florida can be successful under a number of circumstances, ensuring your wishes will be followed as you have outlined requires working closely with a probate lawyer in drafting these changes.
Recently, the passing of a popular South Florida sports broadcaster sparked a fierce – and sadly public – feud between his adult children and his wife/ mother of his two youngest children, both minors. According to The News-Press in Fort Myers, the broadcaster wrote his oldest son and daughters from his first marriage out of his will in June 2015 – the day after receiving a stem cell transplant from his oldest son. He died about 1.5 years later, though his oldest didn’t learn of the change in his will until this past December, when his stepmother asked them to sign formal documents promising not to contest the will. Continue reading
