Johnson v. Rogers

297 Ga. 413

FINAL COPY S15A0395. JOHNSON v. ROGERS. BLACKWELL, Justice. Lillian and Jimmie Lee Johnson were married for 37 years, and together, they raised her grandniece, Jessica Rogers. In 2005, Ms. Johnson made a will that included a number of bequests to Rogers.1 Ms. Johnson died in 2011, and Mr. Johnson then sought to probate her will. Rogers filed a caveat, asserting that she had been adopted by Ms. Johnson after the will was made, which would entitle her to an intestate share of the estate under OCGA § 53-4-48 (c).2 1 Under the terms of the will, Ms. Johnson left her real property to…