<div dir="ltr">I include a standard no contest clause but I agree they are largely useless if there is a real basis for the contest. If you win the contest, the no contest clause is knocked out. I always tell clients that if they think there is a real chance of a will contest, consider leaving the potential contestant enough money that it would discourage them from the contest. If the person is getting nothing they have nothing to lose other than attorney fees. I also thought signing identical wills a few weeks or months apart would discourage a will contest. That is, the plaintiff would not only need to successfully contest the current will, but also the 2 identical wills signed by the client.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 10:58 AM Philip N. Jones <<a href="mailto:pjones@duffykekel.com">pjones@duffykekel.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I do not use them unless the client specifically asks for one, or I think there is a special reason to use one.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You might want to draft your no-contest clause to disinherit the contestant AND his or her issue.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">An of course, a no contest clause does no good if the beneficiary has been disinherited.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Phil Jones<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Philip N. Jones<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Diane J. Kiepe<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 14, 2022 8:14 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] No Contest<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">Hello<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">Just curious who out there regularly uses no contest or selectively uses them. When using them, do you have any qualifiers in your standard language? Would love to see some clauses if any one is willing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">Thanks in advance.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Script MT Bold"">Diane J. Kiepe<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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