▁exp ense ▁of ▁a ▁trial ▁and ▁forcing ▁an ▁out - of - court ▁settlement ▁more ▁favor able ▁to ▁dis gr unt led ▁he irs . ▁However , ▁those ▁who ▁make ▁f riv ol ous ▁or ▁ground less ▁ob jections ▁to ▁a ▁will ▁may ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁costs ▁for ▁both ▁sides ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁battle . ▁ ▁Cour ts ▁do ▁not ▁necessarily ▁look ▁to ▁fair ness ▁during ▁will ▁cont ests , ▁and ▁a ▁considerable ▁portion ▁of ▁will ▁cont ests ▁are ▁initi ated ▁by ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁no ▁cause ▁of ▁action ▁just ifying ▁a ▁court ▁case ▁but ▁are ▁instead ▁react ing ▁to ▁" h urt ▁feelings " ▁of ▁dis in herit ance . ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁just ▁because ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁a ▁will ▁may ▁seem ▁" un f air " ▁does ▁not ▁mean ▁that ▁the ▁will ▁is ▁invalid . ▁Therefore , ▁will s ▁cannot ▁be ▁challeng ed ▁simply ▁because ▁a ▁benef ici ary ▁bel ieves ▁the ▁inheritance ▁or ▁lack ▁there of ▁is ▁unf air . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁de ced ent ▁generally ▁has ▁a ▁legal ▁right ▁to ▁dispose ▁of ▁property ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁that ▁is ▁legal . ▁ ▁Con sequ ences ▁ ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁grounds , ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁will ▁contest ▁may ▁be : ▁ ▁Invalid ity ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁will , ▁resulting ▁in ▁an ▁int est acy ▁or ▁re inst at ement ▁of ▁an ▁earlier ▁will . ▁ ▁Invalid ity ▁of ▁a ▁clause ▁or ▁gift , ▁requiring ▁the ▁court ▁to ▁apply ▁principles ▁of ▁int est