The appeals court determined late actor Duc Tien's will to be "invalid", ordering his estate to be divided according to law, which does not affect the value of assets received by the parties.
A forensic conclusion that a signature differs from comparative samples can significantly impact inheritance disputes, but it is not the sole basis for a court to determine a will's validity.
Separated from his parents since their divorce, 19-year-old Li from Shanghai has drafted a will to leave assets worth 3 million USD to his childhood best friend.
A dispute over 1,200 square meters of inherited land among 11 siblings will proceed to a third first-instance trial after an appeals court overturned an earlier ruling, which had granted the entire plot to one brother, deeming it detrimental to the other 10.
