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Common Pitfalls in the Evaluation of Testamentary Capacity

Dr. Gutheil is Professor of Psychiatry and Co-Founder, Program in Psychiatry and the Law, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Address correspondence to: Thomas G. Gutheil, MD, 6 Wellman Street, Brookline MA 02446. E-mail: gutheiltg{at}cs.com

The examination for testamentary capacity poses several unique challenges to the forensic evaluator, especially when performed, as is often the case, postmortem. Forensic experience reveals that a series of common pitfalls awaits the unwary witness. This brief review identifies the more common pitfalls and suggests how to avoid them.

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