will contest

will contest
A direct attack upon a decree admitting a will to probate. Estate of Morris, Tex.Civ.App., 577 S.W.2d 748, 752. Any kind of litigated controversy concerning the eligibility of an instrument to probate as distinguished from validity of the contents of the will. In re Hesse's Estate, 62 Ariz. 273, 157 P.2d 347, 349.
Will contests are commonly governed by state statutes; e.g. Uniform Probate Code No. 3-407, burden of proof

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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