This program will provide the probate litigator with essential information for litigating will contests, including up-to-date case law and statutory changes.
Topics Include:
- Testator Intent and Testamentary Freedom v. Public Policy and the Ethical Duties of the Drafting Attorney
- Avoiding Prepaid Litigation: Contracts to Make Wills, Prenuptial Agreements, and Divorce Decrees
- Litigating Estates that Hold Family Owned Business Entities
- Litigating E-Wills
- Using Expert Witnesses and Evidentiary Issues Involving Their Testimony for Capacity Assessments
- Application of Rules of Evidence, Including Deadman’s Statute, Evidentiary Issues in Will Contests, Discovery Issues Raised by the Rabin and Everhart Decisions
Home studies will be available approximately 2-3 weeks following the live program.
For your own safety, the safety of others, and in an effort to provide everyone with the most rewarding in-person meeting and event experiences possible, we request that you attend a CBA, DBA, or CLE meeting or event only if you have been fully vaccinated. Mask wearing is up to personal preference and comfort level. Masks may be required in some clinic settings. Please be cognizant and understanding of others’ preferences and courteous to all attendees.
Depending on CDC and/or state or local health guidelines, a rise in COVID-19 cases, or other circumstances that may threaten the well-being of our attendees, CBA-CLE reserves the right to convert to a fully virtual event.
If disability accommodations or special assistance are needed, please contact us at clereception@cobar.org. Requests must be made at least two weeks prior to the scheduled program.
The program will be submitted for CLE accreditation in Colorado. If you need to seek accreditation in another state, please review the process and requirements for that individual state. CBA-CLE staff can provide a Uniform Certificate of Attendance, and it is the attendee’s responsibility to complete the accreditation outside of Colorado.