Drafting to avoid will contests

The American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law , General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division, and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education are sponsoring a teleconference and live audio webcast on February 3, 2009 entitled Drafting to Win: How to Win the Will Contest at the Drafting Stage.

Here is a description of the program:

Is your client disinheriting a child?  Leaving assets to a heartthrob?  Any time your client treats a potential beneficiary differently than the potential beneficiary is expecting, you should be prepared for a challenge to a will. Learn what you can do on the front end to defeat challenges to wills from an experienced litigator in this area.  The program will discuss common pitfalls to avoid and provide practical tips to strengthen a will.

This teleconference and live audio webcast will cover the following topics and more:

• What to do during client meetings in the drafting process to help avoid a challenge and to help support the will
• How to avoid mistakes during the will execution ceremony that could cause a challenge to the will or increase the possibility that a challenge might succeed
• What to do after the will execution ceremony to help avoid a challenge and support the will
• How to make time entries clear to support the validity of a will
• The pros and cons of videotaping a will execution