Piloto v. Lauria

The circuit court’s final summary judgment removed the appellant as the personal representative of the decedent’s ancillary estate and replaced her with the decedent’s wife. The court reasoned that the wife had preference to become the personal representative. We affirm.

The decedent was survived by his wife and four adult children from a prior marriage. He died intestate, that is, without a will. The probate of his estate occurred in his domicile of Venezuela. A Venezuelan court entered a judgment finding that his wife and children were the sole heirs of his estate. The face of the judgment,…