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Objections Based Upon Lack of Due Execution and Lack of Testamentary Capacity Properly Dismissed/Relevant Criteria Explained

The Second Department determined the objections to probate based upon lack of due execution and lack of testamentary capacity were properly dismissed:

In support of that branch of her motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the objection based on lack of due execution, the petitioner made a prima facie showing that the will was duly executed pursuant to EPTL 3-2.1. The deposition testimony of the attorney-drafter, who supervised the execution of the will and acted as an attesting witness, and of the second attesting witness, demonstrated that the statutory requirements for due execution were satisfied … . “Further, where, as here, the drafting attorney supervised the will’s execution, there is a presumption of regularity that the will was properly executed in all respects” … . “The attestation clause and self-proving affidavit accompanying the propounded will also give rise to a presumption of compliance with the statutory requirements” … . In opposition to the petitioner’s prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law dismissing the objection based on lack of due execution, the objectant relied on hearsay evidence, which, by itself, was insufficient to raise a triable issue of fact … .

The petitioner established her prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law dismissing the objection based on lack of testamentary capacity by submitting the self-proving affidavit and the deposition testimony of the attesting witnesses. The petitioner’s submissions demonstrated that the decedent understood the nature and consequences of making the will, the nature and extent of her property, and the natural objects of her bounty … . In opposition, the objectant failed to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether the decedent lacked testamentary capacity … . Matter of Templeton, 2014 NY Slip Op 02445, 2nd Dept 4-9-14

 

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