Sheppard v. Junes

Present: All the Justices JASON H. SHEPPARD, JR. OPINION BY v. Record No. 130971 JUSTICE LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR. April 17, 2014 LINDA JUNES, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN WARREN SHEPPERD FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ARLINGTON COUNTY William T. Newman, Jr., Judge In this appeal we consider the impact of a half-blood relative on the distribution of the paternal side of an intestate estate when all of the heirs are collaterals 1 and the estate must be separated into paternal and maternal parts. I. Facts and Proceedings John Warren Shepperd died without having executed a will. In life, John…