Legal Opinion
Rafalko v. Georgiadis
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 5, 2015No. Record 141533PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Justice S. BERNARD GOODWYN.
In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred in denying a demurrer and holding that letters written to an attorney and a beneficiary did not violate a trust's no contest clause.
Background
Dimitri B. Georgiadis (Dimitri) established a revocable trust on December 21, 1989 that designated his new wife, Margaret Georgiadis (Margaret), and his only children, two sons from a previous marriage, Paul Georgiadis (Paul) and Basil Georgiadis (Basil) (collectively, the sons), as beneficiaries. The sons were named co-trustees of that trust.
On August 27,…
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