Legal Opinion

Stanley v. Stanley

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 27, 2004No. S04A0718PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

Appellant/propounder Michelle Knight Stanley appeals pro se from an order of the Probate Court of DeKalb County denying her petition to probate the last will and testament of her husband, Christopher Stanley, on the basis that the testator lacked testamentary capacity. We affirm.

When the will was offered for probate, the testator’s children, appellees Chrishena Stanley and Christopher Stanley, Jr., filed a caveat alleging lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, and fraud. In support of this position, the caveators claimed that prior to the execution of the will the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Brown v. FrachiseurSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hensley v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Goodman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Gordon v. CottonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Wilson v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  5. Wilson v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005

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