Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Clark
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 3, 2002No. WD 60527PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LISA WHITE HARDWICK, Judge.
This is an appeal from a probate court order dismissing a Petition for Discovery of Assets. Because we find the petition was sufficient to invoke the probate court’s jurisdiction and state a claim for relief, we reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.
Factual and Procedural Background
Dorothy Clark died intestate in Platte County on August 20, 1998, leaving two sons, Erwin Clark and Roger Clark. In the months following Dorothy’s death, a dispute arose between her sons regarding the sale proceeds of an 86 acre farm property she once owned.
The dispute dated…
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