In re Estate of Ward

This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Van Wert County, Probate Division, in which the court substituted Appellee, Norma Trisel, mother of the decedent, for Appellant, Dennis Trisel, ex-stepfather of the decedent, as administrator of the decedent's estate

The parties stipulated to the following facts:

"1. Ben Ward died July 8, 1989, a resident of Van Wert County.

"2. The deceased was survived by:

"a) Casey Ward, a four year old daughter living with her mother and ex-wife of deceased in Decatur, Indiana.

"b) Norma Trisel, mother, living in Rockford, Ohio.

"c) Robert Ward,…