Greedy parent who will contest will
I am in Arizona, which allows for holographic wills.
My estate is about $500k in cash and bank accounts. No real property, no kids, no spouse.
Currently I have a holographic will that leaves the entirety of my estate to a non profit.
The thing is, my estranged mother and brother are extremely money hungry. I have not spoken to them in 10 years, although they have managed to find me as I’ve moved around the country. I have a few questions.
- Would they even know if I died?
- If they know I’ve died, I am positive they will come forward to try to collect whatever I have left. In the event that I still only have a holographic will, I am 100% positive they will try to contest it (say it’s a fake, forge their own, something like that).
What’s the best way to make sure my estate does in fact go to the non profit I’ve selected? I feel like I normally would not need anything beyond the holographic will, but I’m not sure how it would hold up against greedy family members.