Legal Opinion

Matter of Estate of Jones

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided September 29, 1992No. 91-1668PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEEFE, Senior Judge.

Frank Jones voluntary placed his business affairs in a guardianship and conser-vatorship on May 4, 1984. He was then eighty-eight years old and resided at the Dunlap Care Center, a nursing home. Frank’s will at that time provided his estate should be divided among the following four persons: his stepsister, Lavina Deth-lefs; his niece, Colleen Bivens; his stepdaughter, Evonne Nelson; and his granddaughter, Kristine Nelson.

Frank later changed his will to give his friend and neighbor, Lucille Gorham, a one-quarter interest in his estate. In September 1984 Frank filed a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Coster v. CrookhamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  2. Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  3. Harvey v. LeonardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  4. Matter of Estate of OlsonCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1991
  5. Matter of Estate of LovellCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1983

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of RutterSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  2. Matter of Estate of AtwoodCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1998
  3. In re Estate of MarleyCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2023
  4. In the Matter of the Estate of Gloria J. PflughauptCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2026
  5. In the Matter of the Estate of James Louis Kemp Sr., Carla K. Poll, Karen A. Friend, James L. Kemp, David C. Kemp, Bruce W. Kemp and Craig C. Kemp, Intervenors-Appellants v. Pamela S. Kemp, of the Estate of James Louis Kemp, Sr.Court of Appeals of Iowa · 2014

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