Matter of Estate of Vander Galien

Appellant (wife) is the widow of the deceased, Arthur F. Vander Galien, who died on August 1,1979. Respondent is the mother of the deceased; she petitioned for appointment as the personal representative of his estate on August 16, 1979, alleging that her son died intestate and without surviving spouse. She listed herself and decedent’s father as the only heirs. She was appointed as personal representative on August 28, 1979.

Wife, who had been living apart from her husband in another state for over a year, filed a petition on October 2, 1979, to revoke the previously issued letters of…