Intestate Succession, Appeals

Court Reversed Order Holding That A Will Had Been Revoked Where There Was No Present Intent To Do So

Winstead PC on 4/18/2025

In In re Estate of Wright, decedent’s son appealed an order finding that his mother died intestate. No. 13-23-00043-CV, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 8078 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi November 21, 2024, no pet. history)....more

Court of Appeals of Virginia Holds Plaintiff Who Did Not Seek Reimbursement in its Partition Complaint

Kaufman & Canoles on 5/20/2024

On Tuesday, in Lehmann v. WFV Holdings, LLC, Record No. 0201-23-2 (Ct. App. Va. May 14, 2024), available here, the Court of Appeals of Virginia reversed a decision from the Circuit Court of Amelia County, holding that because...more

Court Holds That An Order Was Not Final For Appeal Where There Was Still An Issue Of Intestancy Remaining To Be Determined

Winstead PC on 9/11/2023

In Estate of Long, the plaintiff sued trustees and alleged that she was the only child of the decedent and asserted a cause of action for a will contest and a cause of action for a declaratory judgment action in which she...more

Court Holds That Testatrix Died Partially Intestate And That The Term “Personal Effects” In A Will Did Not Include Real Property

Winstead PC on 11/11/2019

In In re Estate of Ethridge, a testatrix signed a will that provided that “all my personal effects” would be devised to her nephew in law and that her half interest in a home went to another person. No. 11-17-00291-CV, 2019...more

Court Held That A Testator Was Partially Intestate And Did Not Leave His Real Property To His Niece Under His Will

Winstead PC on 1/8/2018

In In re Estate of Neal, Larry Ronald Neal executed a will in which he bequeathed his personal property to his niece, Valorie Jean White, and omitted a devise to his daughter. No. 02-16-00381-CV, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 10541...more

Intestate Succession › Appeals

Court Reversed Order Holding That A Will Had Been Revoked Where There Was No Present Intent To Do So

Court of Appeals of Virginia Holds Plaintiff Who Did Not Seek Reimbursement in its Partition Complaint

Court Holds That An Order Was Not Final For Appeal Where There Was Still An Issue Of Intestancy Remaining To Be Determined

Court Holds That Testatrix Died Partially Intestate And That The Term “Personal Effects” In A Will Did Not Include Real Property

Court Held That A Testator Was Partially Intestate And Did Not Leave His Real Property To His Niece Under His Will

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