Estate Litigation — Will Contest

Beneficiary standing to compel trustee accounting — UTC §813 — qualified-beneficiary definition (UTC §103(12)), notice obligations, state-by-state accounting tr

Charitable cy pres litigation framework — UTC §413 (impossible / impracticable / unlawful / wasteful + general charitable intent), equitable deviation — UTC §41

Spousal elective share litigation framework — UPC §2-202 augmented-estate calculation (four-component model), sliding-scale marital-portion by years married (UP

Fiduciary breach surcharge action — UTC §1002 remedy measure (greater of restoration-of-loss vs disgorgement-of-profit), UTC §1003 actual-harm requirement, UTC

No-contest clause (in terrorem) enforcement and avoidance framework — UPC §2-517 / UTC §1014 enforcement, state-tier enforceability matrix (FL/IN unenforceable

Pretermitted heir litigation framework — UPC §2-302 unintentional-omission presumption for children born or adopted after will execution, rebuttal conditions (i

Slayer statute disqualification framework — UPC §2-803 forfeiture of succession rights, conviction-as-conclusive vs civil-preponderance standard in non-convicti

Springing power of attorney litigation framework — UPC Article V-B / Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA 2006) §109 incapacity-triggering mechanics, physician-

Will-contest testamentary capacity litigation framework — Banks v.

Trust decanting litigation and planning framework — UTC §418 trustee decanting power, NY EPTL 10-6.6 mechanics and restrictions, state-statute adoption matrix,

Advanced undue influence litigation framework — three-element presumption (confidential relationship + active procurement + suspicious circumstances), statutory

UTC §411 trust modification by beneficiary consent — material purpose / spendthrift / modification framework, Claflin doctrine, beneficiary consent mechanics (u