In Re Estate of Gonzalez

[¶ 1] Todd and Alison Gurney appeal from a judgment of the York County Probate Court (Nadeau, /.), finding that the will of Fermín Gonzalez was a valid holographic will. The Gurneys contend that material provisions of the will were not handwritten, and therefore it was not a valid holographic will. We affirm the Probate Court’s judgment.

I. CASE HISTORY

[¶ 2] In August of 2001, Fermín Gonzalez visited his brother, Joseph, and Joseph’s wife, Elizabeth. Gonzalez was planning to fly to Florida, and he wanted to prepare his will before he left. Gonzalez showed Elizabeth and Joseph two copies of a…