Succession of Lanasa

SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

| ¡.This is a succession proceeding involving a contest over the validity of a will. We reverse the trial court’s determination that the will was invalid.

FACTS

Dr. Marion A. LaNasa, Sr. died on November 14, 2004. At the time of his death he was married to and living with his second wife, Barbara Parham LaNasa. His first marriage had ended with the death of his first wife, by whom Dr. LaNa-sa had five children (all majors by the time of his death). Dr. LaNasa had no other children.

On December 6, 2004 Dr. LaNasa’s children petitioned to file and execute a notarial will…