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A will contest based on a forgery theory is difficult to win mainly because that theory necessarily requires that you prove some sort of conspiracy among the people involved in the making of the will. If the signature is forged, how do you account for the fact that it was signed by two witnesses and maybe had a lawyer involved and they all say the testator signed it. A forged signature theory implies that all of the witnesses were in on a conspiracy, because , if the signature is forged, then the witnesses did not see the decedent sign the will. If a lawyer was involved in the drafting and execution of the will, then the lawyer must have been in on the fraud too. Plus, as people age their handwriting changes due to age or illness. Sometimes a testator's handwriting is very different than it had been at one time. You should have very good proof of the signature forgery and come up with a plausible alternative scenario for the signing of the will. It will take very solid proof to win with that theory.

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