The decedent’s surviving spouse was denied letters of administration, which were granted instead to one of the decedent’s children, when the primary asset of the estate is a residence which the spouse is occupying without payment of rent, there is … Continue reading
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The decision of the Register of Wills to deny letters of administration to the father of the minor decedent, and grant letters to the mother instead, was affirmed because the father had filed a petition for letters in Beaver County … Continue reading
The Register of Wills had “good cause” to deny letters of administration to a creditor who had engaged litigation against the decedent during his lifetime, and whose claims were still unresolved, because the interests of the creditor were “hostile” to … Continue reading
The Register of Wills did not abuse her discretion or commit an error of law in denying letters of administration to a principal creditor of the estate when the creditor had an ownership interest in property owned by the decedent … Continue reading
It was not an abuse of discretion for the Register of Wills to deny letters of administration to a son who had threatened to destroy estate property by arson and to grant letters to his brother instead. Lapp, Sr. Estate, 7 … Continue reading