No Contest Clause

A provision in a willA legal document which expresses a person’s final wishes about what happens to their property after they pass away, often specifically identifying intended beneficiaries for specific items of property. or trustAn arrangement in which property interests are legally held by one person (the trustee) at the request of another (the settlor) for the benefit of a third party (the beneficiary). which is designed to prevent people from challenging the terms of the will or trust by imposing the risk that a challenger will lose everything that they would otherwise receive under the will or trust.