Legal Opinion
Dahly v. Dahly
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 13, 2004No. 5D03-1695Published
1Opinion of the CourtPalmer, J.
Ronald E. Dahly (the son) appeals the probate court’s order finding Ronald N. Dahly’s (the father) will and codicil invalid. Concluding that the evidence of record does not support the probate court’s ruling, we reverse and remand with instructions to admit the father’s unaltered will and codicil to probate.
On October 19,1977, the father executed his last will and testament. The original will was followed by a codicil prepared by an attorney on February 2, 1984. The father passed away on January 16, 2003.
Two weeks after the father died, appel-lee Maxine Dahly (the wife) filed a petition for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re Estate of TolinSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
- Wider v. WiderSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
- In Re Shifflet's EstateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Taft v. ZackDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
- Cioeta v. Estate of LinetDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003