O'Regan v. Brennan

Carley, Presiding Judge.

Miss Mary Sheehan died intestate and appellee qualified as the permanent administrator of her estate. Pursuant to OCGA § 53-4-30 et seq., appellee initiated proceedings in the Probate Court of Chat-ham County to determine that Miss Sheehan had ten second cousins who were her heirs at law. Appellant, claiming to be Miss Sheehan’s first cousin, once removed, was allowed to intervene pursuant to OCGA § 53-4-36. After conducting an evidentiary hearing, the probate court found that the ten individuals who had been named in appellee’s petition were Miss Sheehan’s only heirs…