Martina v. Elrod

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

In this will contest case, we granted an application for interlocutory appeal filed by the caveators below to determine the validity of the self-proving affidavit attached to the testator’s will. Having determined that the affidavit does not substantially comply with the requirements of a self-proving affidavit under OCGA § 53-4-24, we reverse the superior court’s conclusion to the contrary. We affirm the remainder of the superior court’s order.

Dan Berlin Elrod (“Testator”) died leaving a Last Will and Testament executed on December 17, 1998. In the will, Testator left his…