SOL on Holy Will Bequest

Americans United for Life is asking a superior court to overturn a ruling that they waited too long to challenge the changes made to Gabrielle Mee’s 1991 will. This will would have left approximately 10% of her $60 million fortune to the organization. The new version created in 2000 left all of the estate to the Legion of Christ.

            AUL argues undue influence on the part of the Legion. They also evidence that the Legion’s founder was a sexual predator, one that Mee, devout in her Catholic faith, would never have left her estate to. The problem, however, is timing because the judge ruled that AUL knew about the changes in 2013. If AUL sees their day in court, it is likely that they have a good case against the Legion.

See John Hill, New Suit Filed Over Woman’s Bequest to Legion of Christ, Providence Journal, May 17, 2016.

Special thanks to Jim Hartnett for bringing this Article to my attention.