In Re Trust of Parsons

When the grandmother provided in her will for the children of her son, did she intend to provide for all four of his children, or only three of them ?

Three children are, without dispute, to be included as intended beneficiaries of the grandmother. They are Cynthia, Linda and Michael, children of the son by his prior wife.

The fourth child, about whom the dispute centers, is Alan. He is a child of the son by his last wife, and was born before the marriage of his parents.

Statutes and legal presumptions aside, there is nothing in this record to indicate that the grandmother would not have…