Kevin Bennardo and Mark Glover, ‘Crimes Against Probate’, 75 Florida Law Review 357 (2023). We stand at the precipice of a major transfer of wealth: in the coming years, trillions of dollars will pass through the inheritance system to the next generation from millions of decedents. Potential beneficiaries may be tempted to engage in wrongdoing to alter or accelerate these transfers to their own benefit. In ‘Crimes Against Probate’, Kevin Bennardo and Mark Glover focus on one such type of wrongdoing: interference with wills. Whether it is through undue influence or fraud, will forgery or will suppression, the inheritance system must deal with this threat to the testator’s donative wishes. Bennardo and Glover argue that the current legal regime does not adequately deter this type of misconduct, and they provide two major contributions to the literature … (more)
[Alexander Boni-Saenz, JOTWELL, 9 January 2024]
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