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Commission acts on multiple fiduciary matters, revokes probate order for one estate
Summary
Monongalia County Commission reviewed several fiduciary matters Feb. 26, 2025, including recommendations to take no action on two estates and a vote that resulted in revoking the probate order for the estate of Cheryl L. Vanneman.
The Monongalia County Commission reviewed four fiduciary matters during its Feb. 26, 2025, meeting and took formal steps on each.
The commission heard an update about the estate of John Robert Lint. Staff explained the estate included a medical bill dispute and that insurance processes had not yet run their course; the commission voted to take no action and allow the process to proceed. The same disposition — no action and closure through routine orders — was noted for the estate of Sharon C. Travis after the fiduciary commissioner withdrew an earlier objection and recommended final settlement and closure on April 2, 2025.
The commission also noted a prior administrative action related to the Fort Queen estate: the county had previously frozen that estate pending circuit court proceedings and required the named administrator to return letters of administration; no additional action was taken at the meeting.
Separately, the commission considered a petition to revoke the probate order in the estate of Cheryl L. Vanneman. Attorney/executor Jeffrey L. Arnett described facts in the record, including that the decedent had more clear ties to South Carolina, that no assets were found in Monongalia County, and that the executor would waive any fees because no estate funds existed to pay them. Commissioners first voted on a motion recorded in the minutes as "deny the petition to revoke the probate order," which passed by voice vote. Immediately afterward, the commission recorded and approved a second motion, "revoke the probate order in the estate of Cheryl L. Vanneman," which also passed by voice vote.
Actions recorded in the minutes show unanimous voice approval on the motions and orders as presented by staff. The minutes do not list roll-call vote names for these items; the commission had all three members present.
The commission indicated that routine fiduciary orders (such as final settlements received from the fiduciary commissioner) would still appear in the regular orders section on future agendas when applicable.
