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Forensic Psychiatry in Probate Litigation: Assessing Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence
How do courts determine whether someone had the mental capacity to sign a will or whether they were manipulated into making estate decisions? In this episode of Emotional Damages, host Dr. Ambarin Faizi sits down with forensic psychiatrist Dr. Mark Levy and estate litigation attorney Dewey Harpainter to explore the complexities of testamentary capacity and undue influence in estate disputes.
Key topics discussed include:
The legal and psychiatric criteria for testamentary capacity
How undue influence is identified and proven in court
The role of forensic psychiatry in evaluating estate and…
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