In a dispute about whether the decedent had validly conveyed a property to her daughter as joint tenants with right of survivorship, testimony about statements made by the decedent about her daughter-in-law were admissible as evidence of the decedent’s state … Continue reading
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The Orphans’ Court denied the objections to the executor’s account based upon the testimony of the executor which the court found to be credible, and the court did not find the testimony of the objectant and the objectant’s son to … Continue reading
The testimony of two doctors who diagnosed the decedent as suffering from dementia before and after she executed a “gifting agreement” transferring valuable coins to her son was sufficient to establish weakened intellect, and the testimony of the son showed … Continue reading
The daughter of the decedent did not prove ownership of precious metals that were in the decedent’s home at the of his death because she was the only witness to an alleged gift by the decedent to her during her … Continue reading
In an appeal from probate, the court found “without hesitation” that a May 2009 will admitted to probate was forged, because the timeline of the proponent of the will got the weekend of a family gathering wrong, meaning three witnesses … Continue reading