Estate of Patricia M. Spofford

Summary

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the probate court’s summary judgment that Patricia M. Spofford possessed testamentary capacity when she executed her will on March 1, 2018, finding no genuine issue of material fact. The court relied on contemporaneous video evidence, affidavits, and the attending physician’s testimony, and held that prior cognitive impairment, dementia, or a guardianship does not, by itself, create a dispute of capacity.