Snyder v. Dean

By Judge Paul M. Peatross, Jr.

This matter comes before the Court on the motion of Helen M. Snyder, Petitioner, seeking to make elections for the estate of Romaine Butts under Article 5.1 of Title 64.1 of the Code of Virginia.

The Petitioner qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Cozie Lee Butts on August 30,1988, after Ms. Butts died intestate on June 24,1988. Ms, Butts was survived by her husband, Romaine Virgil Butts, and by her son of a prior marriage» Charles Edward Dean. The value of Ms. Butts’s estate was $4,643.00 and consisted primarily of tangible personal property such as…