Estate of Hopkins v. Estate of Hopkins

FLANIGAN, Judge.

This is a proceeding for discovery of assets, § 473.340,1 instituted by a verified petition filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Bollinger County, in the Estate of Alma M. Hopkins, deceased. Petitioner is the administratrix de bonis non of that estate.

Named as respondent in the petition was the Estate of Alvester J. Hopkins, deceased. Alvester J. Hopkins and Alma M. Hopkins were husband and wife. Alvester J. Hopkins died May 11, 1990. Alma M. Hopkins died May 29, 1990.

At issue in the proceeding was entitlement to two certificates of deposit. The trial court,…