In the Matter of the Supervised Estate of Ralph E. Herin, Beth M. Herin and Belinda Herin McIntyre v. Stephen E. Herin

SHEPARD, Senior Judge.

Statement of the Case

[1] The daughters of the late Ralph E. Herin contend that various certificates of deposit held by a bank as joint property of Mr. Herin and his son should belong in the Herin estate rather than pass to their brother. They argue that administrative deficiencies surrounding creation of the CDs should mean they were not really joint property at all.

[2] We conclude that the legislative and judicial history surrounding- Indiana’s probate code answers this question. Absent proof that Ralph Herin intended something other than joint ownership with right of…