Linda Yoffe Solon v. Joseph Slater, et al

Case Background

The Plaintiff, Linda Yoffe Solon, filed the lawsuit on July 14, 2020, in the Connecticut State District Court of Stamford Division (Case number: FST-CV15-6026286-S). Judge Yamini Menon presided over the case.

Cause

Linda Solon met Michael Solon in 2011 when both were divorced. They began dating, and Michael proposed after two years of courtship. At the time, Linda owned her home and had a stable teaching career. To persuade Linda to marry him and sell her house, Michael promised to take care of her financially for life, including allowing her to live in his house at 49 Alexandra Drive, Stamford, CT if anything happened to him. He also promised to establish a fund to cover all bills related to the house. They signed a prenuptial agreement on May 22, 2013, and married the next day. Soon after, Michael realized the hastily drawn prenup was unfair and wanted to create a revised postnuptial agreement. He advised Linda to hire a top family attorney to draft a fair postnup. In November 2013, Michael was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. His long-time personal lawyer Joseph Slater and son Joshua Solon allegedly used undue influence to get Michael to sign a will leaving everything to his adult children Joshua and Carley. Michael then wrote instructions for a new will or postnup to provide for Linda, including leaving her the house, an annuity, an E-Trade account, and cash. Between November 2013 and March 2014, Linda cared