Dorothy N. Carter, Independent of the Estate of Gertrude Emma Anna Haley v. Patsy J. Campbell

OPINION

JEFF ROSE, Justice.

Dororthy N. Carter, Independent Executor of' the Estate of Gertrude Emma Anna Haley, Deceased, appeals the order of the trial court requiring that she file an account of the estate and permitting any heir to request a hearing on distribution of the estate. Carter contends that the trial court lacks probate jurisdiction because the heirs to Haley’s estate signed a family settlement agreement (“the Agreement”) that calls for distribution of the estate in a manner that departs from the terms of the •will. Carter contends that the probate court should have dismissed…