Details
Contestant(s):
Self
Proponent(s):
Other Family
Confusing case but decedent's step-grandchildren and decedent's sister filed competing intestacy claims. The parties settled at mediation. The sister's guardian (her husband) later challenged the settlement agreement.
Outcomes
- Our Summary: Party to estate litigation challenged settlement agreement claiming his medications affected his capacity to understand the terms of the agreement. COA agreed that physician's report of high dosages around the time of the settlement amounted to no evidence of incapacity (merely speculative).
Summaries