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A woman has been told she cannot inherit her mum\u2019s entire estate after damning footage emerged of her forcing her signature.<\/p>\n
Lisa Baverstock printed off a template will that she found online, making her executor and sole beneficiary of her mother Margaret\u2019s entire \u00a3700,000 fortune.<\/p>\n
She then took it to her mum\u2019s deathbed in March 2021, put a pen in her hand and guided her hand \u2013 at the time she was so ill she could barely flicker an eyelid and she died eight days later.<\/p>\n
Lisa, 55, inherited the entire estate, including Margaret\u2019s house in Herne Hill, south London, while her brother John, 61, was cut out of the will entirely when their mum died eight days later.<\/p>\nLisa Baverstock was caught moving her mum\u2019s hand over a will (Picture: Champion News) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
But John challenged the will, arguing the footage showed it was \u2018not the independent act of the deceased, but she was effectively forced by the physical actions of Lisa into participating in a pantomime of due execution of a document she did not comprehend\u2019.<\/p>\n
He also said that Lisa had grown resentful towards him, effectively excluding him from their mother\u2019s house.<\/p>\nLisa Baverstock wrote the will herself using an online template (Picture: Champion News) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Judge Jane Evans-Gordon agreed that Margaret had no idea what was going on \u2013 having been diagnosed with dementia in 2021 \u2013 and declared the will invalid.<\/p>\n
As a result, the judge found that Margaret died intestate so the brother and sister must share the assets 50\/50. Lisa will also have to pay John\u2019s \u00a380,000 legal bill.<\/p>\n
The footage showed Margaret could barely talk and was only able to respond by saying \u2018yeah\u2019 or grunting.<\/p>\n
Speaking on behalf of John, barrister Mark Jones said Lisa was \u2018repeatedly attempting to place a pen into her mother\u2019s right hand in a manner by which the deceased could hold or grip the same.<\/p>\n
\u2018She finally placed a pen between her fingers and placed first her right hand and then her left hand over the deceased\u2019s hand.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018By force and motion of her own left hand\u2019 she then \u2018propelled\u2019 her mother\u2019s writing hand to mark the will, he added.<\/p>\n
The Judge said: \u2018She could not sign it herself because she was unable to hold the pen or move her hand to write her name.<\/p>\nHer brother, John, challeneged the will saying that his sister had grown resentful towards him (Picture: Champion News) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u2018Lisa manipulated her hand and herself physically caused the deceased\u2019s hand to move and make marks on the document.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018I am satisfied that the deceased had no idea what was going on. She was unable to act independently and, although she responded with a \u201cyeah\u201d or even a grunt when addressed as mum, that was simply a response to being directly addressed and didn\u2019t indicate consent to signing the will or acknowledging its contents.<\/p>\n
\u2018She looked completely blank during the reading of the will and on all save one occasion she only responded to her daughter.<\/p>\n
\u2018At no point did Margaret ask Lisa for help in signing the will or direct her to sign the will on her behalf.<\/p>\n
\u2018Nobody ensured that she understood what was happening by asking her questions about the contents of the will or asking her to tell them her wishes, and she cannot fairly be said to have signed the will.<\/p>\n
\u2018The deceased was also extremely frail and on her deathbed. In these circumstances, it was necessary to question Margaret to ensure her understanding.<\/p>\n
\u2018Merely reading out the document and asking if she understood it was not enough.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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