In re Estate of Brown

By JUDGE LLOYD C. SULLENBERGER

Loretta J. Brown (widow), widow of John Moffett Brown, Jr. (decedent), who died January 27, 1984, has petitioned this court pursuant to Va. Code § 64.1-151.4 for award of a family allowance as provided in Va. Code § 64.1-151.1.

Decedent left no minor child of his surviving him. The court has heard evidence and has received memoranda on whether the surviving spouse is entitled to the family allowance if the decedent left no minor child of his whom he was obligated to support.

The court has considered the statutes (Title 64.1, Chapter 6, Art. 5.1), the memoranda and…