---
title: "Draft affidavits and submissions for a contested estate"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/draft-affidavits-and-submissions-for-a-contested-estate"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A17-T1-R10"
practice_area: "Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Draft affidavits and submissions for a contested estate

> The tool writes no part of the affidavits. In this task the tool writes no part of the submissions either, because they restate the sworn material.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/draft-affidavits-and-submissions-for-a-contested-estate  
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 | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | The tool writes no part of the affidavits. In this task the tool writes no part of the submissions either, because they restate the sworn material. Working only from the source documents — the will, the instructions file, the medical records and the estate accounts — build a strictly tabular, source-tagged chronology: date, actor, event, source document — a working chronology, not an outline or order of paragraphs, and never drawn from the deponent's own account. Against the lawyer's own affidavit draft, index the annexures and list every assertion in that draft with no source in the proofing note. Check affidavit form against the rules that actually govern the claim in the court it is filed in — the affidavit part of that court’s rules and its current approved affidavit form, and the family provision rules and practice note where the claim is for provision, rather than the probate rules, which govern a contest over the grant. Where the court requires a disclosure that generative AI was not used in preparing affidavit content, check that the disclosure is present in the form that court prescribes. Arrange the authorities the lawyer has selected beside the proposition the lawyer's own draft cites it for. The tool states no proposition of law of its own. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer writes the affidavits from the deponent's own account and writes the submissions. The deponent reads and adopts the evidence before swearing. The lawyer verifies every authority and every exhibit reference in their own draft, checks the chronology entry by entry against the source document named for it, and confirms the affidavit form and the rule and form numbers current in the court where the claim is filed, and, where that court requires it, the disclosure about generative AI, before the affidavit is sworn. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: Potential support includes organising research leads and preparing preliminary structure or wording. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope.
- What the lawyer does: Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Suggested checking approach based on the task guidance. Complete the assessment for the actual tool, information and jurisdiction.
- Why: The plan reflects the described work and review requirements. Policy colours are not used to determine permission or checking.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Open each relied-on authority independently. Confirm its existence, current status, proposition and any quotation or pinpoint reference.
2. Confirm each factual assertion with the witness and original record. Preserve the witness’s own knowledge and words, and check the court’s rules for this document.
3. Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
4. Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
5. Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.

## Notes

- Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts. The checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/draft-affidavits-and-submissions-for-a-contested-estate/united-states.md) | Red |

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