Alston v. Gray

COUCH, Judge.

Carolyn Alston was appointed personal representative of the estate of her brother, Benjamin Harrison, after the latter died intestate. Prior to distribution of the estate, Alston received a letter from a lawyer for the as yet to be born appellee, Pamela Gray. The letter informed Alston that the decedent may have fathered the unborn child; if so, Gray would have a claim on the estate. To resolve the legitimacy question and discharge her responsibilities as personal representative, Alston filed in the Orphans’ Court for Prince George’s County a Petition for Instructions regarding…