A WILL CAN be challenged in court if the claimants can prove that the handwriting of the deceased was forged.
The children of a 75-year-old man who died a year ago are complaining that their father's will was forged by his nephew.
"We live abroad and our cousin who is my father's nephew used to take care of him but was paid to do so," one of the children said.
"Last year our father died and we all came to his funeral and took care of the funeral expenses. I know for a fact that the last time I was in Jamaica, which was in 2003, my father showed me his will and said I should make sure that his wishes were carried out.
"After the funeral we looked for the will and found two of them. One was made in 2000 while the other was made in 2004. I checked the signatures on the wills and they do not appear similar to me.
"In the 2004 will, my father left one of the two houses he had to his nephew and the other house to be sold and shared equally among his children. The will which was made in 2000 left both houses for my father's children and his nephew should get $200,000 which he had in a bank account.
"We as his children find it rather strange that our father would give an entire house to his nephew. We find it very ironic that the two persons who witnessed the will made in early 2004 are now dead."
If you think your father's signature was forged, you can report the matter to the police who will get a handwriting expert to ascertain if the signatures on the wills were written by your father. If you do not want to involve the police you could engage the services of a handwriting expert . Once there is proof that the last will is a forgery then you could go to court to have that will revoked. If the will is not a forgery then the last will made by your father is the valid one.
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