Penalty clause for contest.

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A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.

Source: L. 94: Entire part R&RE, p. 1003, § 3, effective July 1, 1995.


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