Judge Invalidates £700,000 Will After Daughter Manipulates Dying Mother’s Signature

A court ruled that Margaret Baverstock lacked the capacity to sign her will, splitting her estate equally between her son and daughter.

Margaret Baverstock, 76, was deemed too mentally and physically frail to understand or sign her will, according to a Central London County Court
Her daughter, Lisa Baverstock, was shown on video physically guiding her mother’s hand to sign a homemade will that disinherited her brother, John Baverstock.
The judge found the will invalid due to lack of testamentary capacity and improper execution, declaring the mother had 'no idea what was going on.'
With no valid will in place, the court ruled the estate must be split evenly between John and Lisa, as per intestacy laws.
Lisa was ordered to pay her brother’s legal fees, estimated at £80,000, after the court rejected her claims that the will reflected her mother’s wishes.