Is it legal for someone to add you to a suit as aplaintiff without your knowledge?
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Is it legal for someone to add you to a suit as aplaintiff without your knowledge?
Siblings contesting mom’s Will. One brother did not even know about the suit or that he is a plantiff.
Asked on March 27, 2012 under Estate Planning, Idaho
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M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I am so sorry for your loss. I can understand why it was done procedurally and strategically but no, you should not have been added as a plaintiff with out consent to do so. Was Mom's Will executed while she was under a disability or through undue influence? It may in the end be for the benefit of all. Good luck.
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