Johnson v. Rogers

Blackwell, Justice.

Lillian and Jimmie Lee Johnson were married for 37 years, and together, they raised her grandniece, Jessica Rogers. In 2005, Ms. Johnson made a will that included a number of bequests to Rogers. Ms. Johnson died in 2011, and Mr. Johnson then sought to probate her will. Rogers filed a caveat, asserting that she had been adopted by Ms. Johnson after the will was made, which would entitle her to an intestate share of the estate under OCGA § 53-4-48 (c). Although Rogers was unable to point to any statutory adoption by Ms. Johnson, she claimed nonetheless that she had been…