When can a Last will and testament be contested.?

If for instance a new wife was made beneficiary would it be contestable.

If you're divorced from someone, and all the financial stuff had been sorted out, you would have no real basis to contest a will. Maybe if you still had dependant children of the deceased then you could put in a claim for their benefit. Usually if your sane and the will is legal, you need a really good reason to contest it. I know a bloke whose dad left it all to the blokes ex wife, and he couldnt do a thing about it.

Some wills can't be contested upon its own terms, go see an attorney!!

A notice should go to all interested parties when a will goes into probate notifying when the will can be contested.

As far as what circumstances would lead to a contestable claim, you will need to seek the advice of a lawyer in your area.

Good luck!

Not if it is in writing. It's a legal document.

every thing can be contested before the proceeds under the Will are distributed. Also, if the Will gives everything away to the new wife then it should be contested just in case it was made under duress!!

Try the site below for research on this issue. Make sure to change the location/state in which you reside. Hope this helps.

you can contest a will at any time, but you have to have good reasons for doing so.
you cant just say oh im his first wife of 12 years and i got nothing, you have to have reasons that cast dought over the validity of the will, if the person was not of sound mind when the will was made, if the will is a fake, if he was made to sign the will against his will.
all this will be hard to prove it might just be better to accept he left you nothing

A will can only really be contested if there is believe that it was not made properly, in that,

The person was not of sound mind, that it was signed under duress, that the signature is false, that it was not correctly witnessed. There will be other reasons, but it cannot be contested just because you don't like the contents.

As to the new wife, as far as I'm aware divorce automatically excludes any ex wife from a previous will, marriage has the same effect if a will was made between divorce and marriage.

If you have any doubts you really ought to be seeking advice from a solicitor who specialises in this area of law

Think you have to wait until the writer of a will dies and the will has been read to the family and/or beneficiaries by the lawyer. You may be able to contest a will from then on.