Portsmouth Inheritance Dispute Comes to a Close

I have previously discussed the months long inheritance dispute regarding whether police Sergeant Aaron Goodwin took advantage of Geraldine Webber in order to inherit her $2.7 million estate.  As arguments come to a close in the hearing, Judge Gary R. Cassavechia will focus on whether Webber maintained her testamentary capacity when her new lawyer rewrote her will.  The judge is also expected to determine whether Goodwin exerted undue influence over Webber to have her estate revised during their two-year friendship.  Judge Cassavechia told lawyers that he would need time to consider the legal arguments surrounding the burden of proof before he officially takes the case under advisement. 

See James A. Kimble, Inheritance Dispute Involving Portsmouth Detective Draws to a Close, Union Leader, May 12, 2015.