Guyton v. Monteau

OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

In this appeal from a probate proceeding, appellant Courtney Guyton challenges the trial court’s denial of her application for appointment as successor administra-trix of her father’s estate. Because we conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in so ruling, we reverse and remand with instructions to the trial court to grant Guyton’s request for appointment.

I. Background

After appellee Cynthia Monteau was removed as the administratrix of her late husband’s estate, Guyton, the child of Monteau and the decedent, applied to be named the successor…