In Re Estate of Scott

Donovan, Judge.

{¶ 1} This matter is before the court on the notice of appeal of Samantha Hamlin, filed April 7, 2005. Lucinda D. Scott died testate on March 9, 2004, naming her daughters, Samantha Hamlin, Valerie Barton, and Renee Brown, and her son, Lonnie Duke, as beneficiaries in her will. On March 5, 2004, Lucinda Scott executed but did not record a transfer-on-death deed, designating Valerie Barton as the transfer-on-death beneficiary. The property that is the subject of the deed is located in Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio. On April 16, 2004, the Miami County Probate Court…