Jones ex rel. Jones v. Jones

SHORES, Justice.

The only issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in holding that an adjudication of paternity had been properly set aside in a second action, and that the holding in the second action prohibits the child from inheriting any portion of the decedent’s estate.

The trial court made the following pertinent findings of fact:

“1. On June 26, 1985, Probate Judge Lionel W. Noonan duly appointed Beatrice R. Jones as Administratrix of the estate of her deceased son Larry Williams.

“2. On July 3, 1985, Brenda Stall-worth filed a Notice of Widow’s Interest in Estate alleging…