Category: Undue Influence

A Better Standard for Undue Influence. Staring January 1, 2014, the California Welfare and Institutions Code section 15610.70 created a “new” standard for undue influence. It is not really new because it simply codifies concepts that were previously known by way of judge-made common law. But for the first time, we have a four part […]

It’s all in the circumstances. Proving undue influence can be a tricky thing to do, especially since the person who was coerced is usually no longer alive to testify in court. Therefore, you have to use the next best thing: circumstantial evidence. In this video, we describe how to prove your undue influence claim in […]