In Re ESTATE OF LOYD

Miller, Judge.

In March 2012, Charles Bentley Childs, Sr., as executor, filed a petition to probate Virginia Childs Loyd’s last will and testament, as well as her codicil to the will. Loyd’s nephew, Jack Childs, filed an untimely caveat, objecting to the petition on the ground of undue influence. Charles moved to dismiss the untimely caveat, and Jack responded with a motion to open default pursuant to OCGA §§ 15-9-47 and 9-11-55 (b). The trial court granted Charles’s motion to dismiss, and Jack appeals, contending that the trial court erred in dismissing his caveat as untimely, failing to…