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anti-contest clause

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A quick definition of anti-contest clause:

An anti-contest clause is a rule in a will or trust that stops the people who will get the money or property from complaining about it. If they do complain and lose, they won't get anything. Some states don't allow these rules, but in others, they can be used if the person who complains has a good reason. Anti-contest clauses are also called no-contest clauses, forfeiture clauses, noncontest clauses, terrorem clauses, and in terrorem clauses.

A more thorough explanation:

An anti-contest clause is a legal term that refers to a provision in a will or trust that aims to prevent beneficiaries from challenging the terms of the will or trust. This clause is also known as a no-contest clause, forfeiture clause, noncontest clause, terrorem clause, or in terrorem clause.

For example, let's say that a wealthy person creates a trust that leaves their assets to their children. The trust includes an anti-contest clause that states that if any of the children challenge the terms of the trust, they will lose their inheritance. If one of the children decides to challenge the trust, and the court finds that the challenge is without merit, that child will lose their inheritance.

However, anti-contest clauses are not always enforceable. In some states, such as Indiana and Florida, anti-contest clauses are not allowed. In other states, anti-contest clauses will be enforced unless the challenging beneficiary had a sufficient reason to do so. If a beneficiary had good reason to believe the will or trust was fraudulent and they win the lawsuit, the anti-contest clause would not be enforced.

In summary, an anti-contest clause is a provision in a will or trust that discourages beneficiaries from challenging the terms of the will or trust by penalizing them if they do so.

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BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:15
@EvolBunny: I am fine with them making their cut and all that but I bought it with an adjustable gas block, new LVPO and foregrip so I just have a bunch of parts and ammo with no way to shoot it
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: i mean getting paid for their incompetence is based
18:15
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BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:18
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: they blaimed it on their IT team for not updating it as out of stock when I paid but like buying something in stock in September then being told I won't get it until mid January is pretty wild. I do not hunt anymore but their mistake would of caused me to miss the entire season. If it wasn't so hard to get left handed ARs I would of gone elsewhere
oh that's kind of worth more than $140
that's at least $300
18:19
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: what you gonna do when january hits and they are like "it still isnt here come back in april"
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:20
Its a $600 part, they already covering shipping and paying the tax so $140 is an additional 25% off.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:20
If it doesn't come January I am going to just say fuck it and toss everything on the right handed upper and just eat gas.
18:21
You should have said to refund you or give 300 off
18:21
wasp is wasp
18:21
knows how be rich and demand shit lmfao
i am atheist not protestant
18:22
same thing tho ya? - catholic
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:23
Ill just keep arguing for more money off until I get it or they end up paying me to take it lmao
18:24
what other guns ya got
are we losing hope for gtown lol
yeah i dont think gtown does A's this late unfortunately
18:25
it is like 630 on a friday there bud
18:25
think it is safe to say it aint happenin today\
damn it was a slow day today
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:26
I got a custom built Leftie ar15 I run suppressed, a regular ar15, a .270 axis savage bolt gun, xd9, xd40 and have my AR10 I run suppressed.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:26
I do not think we will see a wave until after thanksgiving. Adcoms will be nice and not ruin someones thanksgiving with an R
18:28
ruin my thanksgiving law schools uwu
PerpetualCheerfulBeaver
18:53
I really thought a texas schools wave was going to hit today...guess it will be December 1
7Rings
19:00
No news is good news 😜
PerpetualCheerfulBeaver
19:10
the mentality im embracing
ClassyPleasantHeron
19:23
You will see some A waves next week, just before Thanksgiving. Schools like to give people things to talk about over the holidays.
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