Caddell v. Johnson

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Patricia Currin (“petitioner”) appeals the denial of her petition for leave to disclaim the interests of her wards, Velma and Myma Caddell, in the estate of Carson R. Coats. The relevant facts follow.

At the time of the 8 October 1998 hearing before the Clerk of Superior Court, Velma was eighty-two years old and was in reasonably good health. Her daughter, Myrna, was fifty-eight years old and, like her mother, had no significant physical ailments. Velma and Myrna both were born with mental disabilities and, throughout their respective lives, have depended heavily on…