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Judge opens estate of Herbert Betts as intestate, appoints wife Marguerite Betts as personal representative
Summary
A Lenawee County judge found the will submitted for Herbert Betts defective, opened the estate intestate and appointed his wife, Marguerite Betts, to serve as personal representative while denying a proposed appointment of Susan Rogers and declining to require a bond at this time.
A Lenawee County judge on the record opened the estate of Herbert Betts as intestate and appointed his wife, Marguerite Betts, as personal representative, declining to appoint a friend of the family who had been proposed and saying no bond would be required at this time.
The court said the copy of a will submitted in the case showed edits, lacked dates and witness verification and contained only a "/s/" signature line; because the document did not reliably establish a valid testamentary instrument the judge found an intestate estate and applied the applicable intestacy priority to appoint a personal…
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