Joseph H. Brown v. Frank Brown, Jr.

This is an appeal from a final order of the circuit court directing that certain joint and Pay-on-Death (“POD”) deposit accounts be included in the Estate of Elizabeth M. Brown (“Estate”) and the funds distributed equally among Mrs. Brown’s six children, according to her Last Will and Testament. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the order as to the joint accounts, but reverse as to the POD accounts.

Mrs. Brown, who died on January 24, 2007, was the mother of Appellant, Appel-lee and four other adult children. Her will contains several specific devises, and provides that all other…