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Commission lodges purported holographic will as invalid after fiduciary review
Summary
The Berkeley County Commission adopted a fiduciary commissioner’s report finding a purported holographic will for Catherine Rebecca Burt likely fails West Virginia legal requirements and voted to lodge the document as invalid, leaving estate distribution to intestacy rules.
The Berkeley County Commission on Monday accepted a fiduciary commissioner’s report and voted to lodge a purported holographic will of Catherine Rebecca Burt (d. June 25, 2025) with the county clerk’s office as invalid on its face.
Will Larson, who briefed the commission, reviewed the case history: a handwritten will dated May 16, 2025, was submitted by the decedent’s sister, Linda Griffith, and Christopher Burt initially objected, saying the document was not in the decedent’s handwriting. The commission…
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