a Queens auto dealer and beloved family man, became terminally ill in the summer of 2021.  In preparation for his death, he began making arrangements for his estate by enlisting the legal services of his long-time friend, B.  It is undisputed that H and B had been friends for over a decade, and that H and often relied on B to help him with legal matters for both his personal and business interests.  B prepared H's will in the fall of 2021, and H passed away on March 5, 2022. 

H never shared the details of his preparations with his family but assured his wife and sons that they would be cared for after his death.  When the will was finally shared with the family, they discovered that the provisions of the will left the bulk of H's estate to Save Earth, a non-profit organization on whose board of directors B sits.  Only the family home and the contents of a small savings account were left to the family.  

H's widow, A, has come to the law office where you are clerking for the summer seeking help.  She is sure that B must have manipulated H in some way, and that the ultimate distribution of property in H's will was the product of B's influence. A wants to contest the will.   

 

What laws/statutes/cases can I use to prove that B had undue influence or manipulated H in providing the contents of his will to Save Earth? Then, what laws/statutes/cases can I use to get the property the family might have been given in the will instead of Save Earth, and how can I return it to the family?