Woginiak v. Kleiman

FERGUSON, Judge.

Isaac Woginiak died intestate on March 10, 1987, at age 68, leaving three sons, including the appellant, Roli Woginiak, all the offspring of a marriage which had ended in a divorce. Cecelia Kleiman, age 37, instituted a proceeding in the probate division of the circuit court on March 16, 1987, asserting that she was married to Isaac and that she was a surviving spouse and heir to his estate. She had herself appointed curator of Isaac’s estate without notice to his children.

Roli learned of Cecelia’s probate proceeding and petitioned for administration of his father’s estate…