Estate of Kendrick v. Gorden

MYERS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In December 2006, Sonja S. Gorden petitioned the Hinds County Chancery Court for a determination of the heirs at law of George H. Kendrick Sr. (Kendrick) who had died intestate in September 2006. Following an heirship hearing, the chancery court determined that Sonja had established by elear-and-convineing evidence that she is the biological daughter of Kendrick. Aggrieved, George H. Kendrick Jr., Cheryl K. Rankin, and Cynthia K. Coleman appeal and argue that the chancery court’s ruling is not supported by clear-and-convincing evidence. Finding that the chancery…