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Monongalia County Commission admits will to probate, authorizes clerk to send original to South Carolina
Summary
The Monongalia County Commission approved admitting a decedent's will to probate in solemn form despite only having a copy on file and authorized the clerk to send the original will to a probate court in South Carolina; commissioners recorded recusals related to the estate administrator role.
The Monongalia County Commission on May 21 admitted to probate a last will and testament described in the petition as belonging to Erwin Gault and authorized the county clerk to send the original will to a probate court in South Carolina.
The admission was granted after county staff and an attorney representing the petitioner told commissioners the document met statutory requirements except that the copy on file is not the original. "The petition is to admit the will to probate in solemn form… the beneficiaries under the will have been provided their legacies," said Matthew Brock, who identified…
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