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Commission accepts copy of Sharon Lane Pierce's will in solemn form
Summary
The commission consented to probate a copy of the last will and testament of Sharon Lane Pierce in solemn form after the fiduciary supervisor's office reported an original could not be found and no objections were raised.
County legal staff presented a petition asking the commission to accept a copy of the last will and testament of the late Sharon Lane Pierce in solemn form. The fiduciary supervisor's office reported that the original will could not be located and explained West Virginia's rebuttable presumption that a missing original was intentionally destroyed by the testator unless rebutted.
Petitioner Donna Pierce Harrison, identified as the decedent's daughter, sought to probate a copy; county counsel explained the copy appears legally valid on its face and grants specific bequests that would not be enforceable under intestacy. The petition also requested that the commission waive bond for Donna Pierce Harrison as executrix, which the petitioning attorney said the copy supports.
No interested parties in the audience objected during the public presentation. The commission voted to accept the copy in solemn form by voice vote and the chair thanked the presenters.
