The sound mind argument would have to be the factor.
(I thought this guy was a lawyer, but I could be wrong there.)
Who got the CD collection?
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Right, but as my edit said, you are of sound mind until you arenāt. It would be legally problematic to take away your right to dispose of your property without proof of that event. If your changes to your will are not valid 60 to 90 days before your death, the law is assuming your lack of ability to make your own disposition of assets without evidence thatās true. There has to be evidence you lacked the sound mind, not an assumption you did because they picked an arbitrary time frame.
Iād be pretty surprised.
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We know he was currying favor with other inmates by funding their commissary accounts, so he did have some financial capability. Though maybe that was a transfer from one commissary account to another.
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Iāll defer to you here, although I wonder where he got that.
There are some survivability rules regarding who inherits and thatās 60-90 days in some cases. Also, many times the rule is that you must file the will for probate in 60 days. I went out to some legal resources and I couldnāt find any references to that specific rule anywhere. That said, I donāt practice probate, but from a legal thought analysis, that type of law doesnāt make a lot of sense to me. Now, maybe there is a specific law that says if you are proven to not be of sound mind, a 60-90 rule applies, but I couldnāt see how it would be an across the board application to all wills.
Iāve come across quite a few legal students on the internet that think they know, but have no idea quite yet what theyāre talking about.
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Gotcha. Thanks.
I was disappointed not to see Attorney: William Barr after his āsecret visitā some weeks priorā¦
Q: would the will be written in the location of epsteins holdings? ie: the VI?
That doesnāt really make sense especially since it is not always apparent to the person who signed that they are going to die in two to three months. And, they did, it would be a logical time to make out a will. For instance, people who are ready to go into combat or had an accident that might be fatal make out a will. It isnāt valid?
Doesnāt seem like it would be. Youād have to ask the poster at that blog. Not sure anyone offered a different opinion there. A couple of people were surprised to read it, and I stopped reading after that.
Thanks for your input.
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Legally, when does someone stop being a āresidentā of the Virgin Islands if they are letās say in prison in NY? Anyway, I think he committed suicide. That is, from what I know so far. This does help seal the deal there. My concern is negligence on the part of the prison and the appearance of impropriety.
So is killing yourself considered prima facie evidence of unsound mind? It used to beā¦
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Iām not really sure. I donāt think so anymore, but maybe in some jurisdictions.