In re Estate of Jones
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McFadden, Presiding Judge.
After the probate court entered an order admitting to probate in solemn form the 2013 will of Robert Ellsworth Jones, Jr., Jones's stepson, Jacob Swygert, petitioned to set aside the probate court's order and petitioned to probate a 2005 will instead. He also sought discovery in connection with these petitions, and he sought to intervene in the proceedings pertaining to the 2013 will. In a series of orders, the probate court dismissed or denied all of Swygert's petitions and motions, and Swygert appeals.
The probate court erred in rejecting Swygert's set-aside…
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