Monthly Archives: December 2022

In today’s blog post, I discuss a few notable developments from this past year in the field of trust and estate disputes. New Standard For Undue Influence In Will Contest Cases First, probably the most notable development from this past year is that Virginia’s General Assembly adopted a law that provides for a new standard for undue influence in will contest cases. Senate Bill 554 added a new provision to the Virginia Code in Section 64.2-454.1. I wrote a lengthy blog post this past summer on the bill (which blog post can be found here), so I won’t repeat myself …