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title: "Build a will-contest chronology from the file"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/draft-a-family-provision-claim-chronology-from-the-file/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A17-B7-3-US"
practice_area: "Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build a will-contest chronology from the file

> List dated events from the file: the will date, who was present if the document says so, gifts to a drafter or a caregiver, and medical notes the file already contains. Quote the page.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List dated events from the file: the will date, who was present if the document says so, gifts to a drafter or a caregiver, and medical notes the file already contains. Quote the page. Make no finding on capacity or influence. |
| What the lawyer must review | Probate Code § 6100.5 states the two competence tests. Section 21380(a) presumes fraud or undue influence for a donative transfer to the listed people, including the drafter and a care custodian of a dependent adult during the service period or within 90 days before or after it. Section 21380(b) makes that presumption one affecting the burden of proof, rebutted by clear and convincing evidence, and § 21380(c) makes it conclusive for the drafter and for persons described in paragraphs (5), (6) and (7). You decide whether the chronology supports a contest. Section 6110 remains the execution rule for the will itself. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft a family provision claim chronology from the file](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/draft-a-family-provision-claim-chronology-from-the-file.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List dated events from the file: the will date, who was present if the document says so, gifts to a drafter or a caregiver, and medical notes the file already contains. Quote the page. Make no finding on capacity or influence.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A family-provision claim in another country is not this chronology. California's contest theories here are competence and the § 21380 presumption.
- Dependent adult is used in § 21380 and defined elsewhere. Open that definition before you label someone a dependent adult.

## Sources

- [California Probate Code § 6100.5 (mental competence to make a will)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB&sectionNum=6100.5) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [California Probate Code § 21380 (presumed fraud or undue influence in a donative transfer)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB&sectionNum=21380.) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [California Probate Code § 6110 (execution of a will)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB&sectionNum=6110) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*