The Estate of George A. Henry v. Nadene Woods

Bailey, Judge.

Case Summary

Nadene Woods (“Woods”) filed a claim for services against the Estate of George Henry (“the Estate”), which was disallowed and then contested in a bench trial. The Marion County Superior Court, Probate Division, partially allowed the claim, and the Estate appealed. We affirm.

Issues

The Estate presents three issues for review, which we restate as the following:

I. Whether the probate court erroneously evaluated the claim under a standard applicable to general creditors as opposed to a standard for family members incorporating a presumption that services were gratuitous;

II…