In re Lynch

The testator, Kenneth D. Lynch, died on July 7, 2010, leaving *617a will dated May 5, 2003. In paragraph four of the will, the testator bequeathed all of his tangible personal property to his two sons. In doing so, he specifically stated that he was making “no provision for [his] daughter,” the petitioner. In “any and all events,” his property was to be disposed as if the petitioner “had not survived” him. This intent was reinforced in paragraph five of the will, in which the testator bequeathed all the “rest, residue, and remainder” of his estate to his “issue, per stirpes,” provided that any…