Will Contests and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims in Missouri and Kansas
If you need advice about your legal rights or practical options to resolve a dispute over the terms of a Last Will and Testament or trust, contact Kapke & Willerth, LLC, for the advice of experienced Lee's Summit probate litigation attorneys. We represent executors, administrators, heirs, beneficiaries and others with an interest to protect in trusts or estates in both Kansas and Missouri.
Our practical approach to dispute resolution in probate matters emphasizes cost-effective solutions to problems that not only involve rights to significant assets, but also very often reflect longstanding tensions or rivalries within families. Accordingly, we help clients focus their priorities in order to avoid protracted disputes that can threaten the value of the trust or estate's assets.
At Kapke & Willerth, our experience with defining and narrowing the issues in probate disputes can often point the way toward a satisfactory outcome without pursuing the case through multiple hearings before a judge. If a trial on your claims or defenses is necessary, however, our courtroom experience can serve as an important advantage for you.
Kansas City Trust Litigation Attorneys: Call 816-461-3800 or 888-731-6092
Our lawyers represent clients in trust and estate disputes of many different kinds in both Kansas and Missouri. Examples include:
- Disputes over the validity of a Last Will and Testament, usually based on incapacity or undue influence claims
- Disputes over the terms of a Last Will and Testament
- Disputes between statutory heirs and putative heirs in intestacy cases
- Challenges to gift transfers involving estate assets
- Claims of negligence, incompetence or dishonesty against an administrator or executor
- Actions to invalidate or terminate a trust
- Disputes between trustees and beneficiaries
- Disputes between income beneficiaries and remainder beneficiaries under a trust
- Breach of fiduciary duty claims against trustees
- Guardianship disputes
Find out more about the scope of our probate litigation practice. Contact Kapke & Willerth, LLC, in Lee's Summit for more information.
