Rentz v. Rentz

MILLER, Presiding Judge.

These appeals involve the complicated interaction between the Decatur County Probate and Superior Courts in connection with the distribution of several parcels of real property in Marvin Rentz’s estate under the terms of his will. The probate court entered an order compelling liquidation of the estate’s assets, including the real property, and requiring distribution of the proceeds. The executor filed two separate declaratory judgment petitions in the superior court to ascertain if the probate court had jurisdiction to resolve conflicting claims of title to the real…