The daughter was caught on the camera “forces” the pencil hand of a dying mom as she signed her wealth on the mortal bed.
Margaret Baverstock, 76, was so sick that she could “barely blink a eyelid” in March 2021.
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The daughter is caught on the camera that ‘forces’ her mom’s hand to have a handcricredit: the champion champion
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Margaret Baverstock, 76, left everything to her daughter Lisacredit: Champion News
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Brother John, 61, remained none of his mother’s estatecredit: champion champion
But she was able to sign the will she cut her son John and left her all her younger sister Lisa.
John, 61, remained nothing from her mother’s estate when she died eight days later.
All her wealth, including her house in Herne Hill, South London, is left to her 55-year-old sister.
He challenged him in court on the basis of the fact that a video of the will signing showed that he was “not an independent act of the deceased.”
The judge has now declared the will to be invalid and sent to John half of his mom’s money.
The central London court heard that Margaret was diagnosed with dementia in 2014 and did the last will “on the deathbed”.
Electrician John claimed that Lisa was outraged at him during the death of her mom, effectively excluding him from her house.
After learning that he was cut out of will, he caused it on the basis that she was too mentally fragile to understand what she was doing or signing.
Videos of the will she signed, produced by Lisa herself, also leads to suspicion of his validity.
They showed that mom struggled through her last testament while “mortally ill”.
The slippers found that the former care worker Margaret could only signal her consent to the most basic questions, saying “yes” or by a simple grunt.
The will itself was a domestic document printed from the Internet template, and if he made Lisa, who called her Margaret’s executor and the only user.
John claimed that his sister, who moved into the house of their mom to help care for her in 2019, became increasingly suspicious and outraged at him.
This is the culmination of a row in February 2021 at a family home.
The “catalyst” for the turn was Lisa’s fear that “someone was trying to sell the property without her knowledge,” explained his brother’s lawyer.
But Lisa, a former driver of a coach who was represented in court, said her mother was unwavering that she should inherit her home.
She insisted that she wanted to be drawn to reflect her wishes and that at the time she was completely “Compos Mentis”.
She said she gave up everything to take care of her mother 24/7 claiming that she prayed her brother “crying on the phone to come down and hand me over to me.”
Lisa claimed that since 2017 John “can’t bother” with her mom.
“As for the will, it is basically that my mother wanted her wishes,” Lisa said in court.
“She didn’t want my brother to inherit anything and that has become completely clear to me over the years.”
John, however, insisted that he did everything to see and help their mom – “visit is regular, weekly or two weeks” as long as the sister excludes him effectively.
The judge thought that Margaret had died of a “gut”, which means that their brother and sister now shared the property of £ 700,000 in the middle.
However, Lisa must also pay for John’s legal fees estimated at up to £ 80,000.
Writing a will with dementia
Anyone who makes the will must have a ‘testamentary capacity’. This legal expression means that there are certain things you have to be able to understand:
- Which creates the will also means the effect it will have.
- What you own and how it could change, including what you can do or be owed in the future.
- Who could expect to be named after your will and why you decide or go or leave things to leave them.
If a person has a dementia, then they will be valid for their will, their dementia must not influence their ability to make will will be made.
If their dementia may affect their decision -making, it is advisable to obtain a capacity assessment.
This can act as proof that he says that at the time of writing their will, someone is able to make their own decisions.
Read more about making wills on Gov.uk.
Age UK also has information and also offers a list of useful organizations.
Source: Alzheimers.co.uk
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