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In re Estate of DeMarchis

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 11, 1988
521 So. 2d 381 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

No. 87-1496.

March 11, 1988.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County; Ben Gordon, Judge.

Calvin W. Wilson, Pensacola, for appellant, Ronald Frances DeMarchis.

John R. Meeks, of Collins, Dennis Williams, Pensacola, for appellee, Elsie Adams.


The personal representative of the estate of the decedent appeals from an order admitting a will to probate. He contends: (1) the instrument was not a will at all but, at best, evidence of an intention to make a will in the future; (2) the instrument and attesting witness oaths were not properly executed; and (3) the will is void due to the divorce of the decedent from the beneficiary after execution of the instrument.

We find no merit in the first two contentions. We do not reach the third because there is nothing in the record indicating that the trial court has yet considered it. It may be raised, if necessary, in a subsequent appeal.

WENTWORTH and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

In re Estate of DeMarchis

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 11, 1988
521 So. 2d 381 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

In re Estate of DeMarchis

Case Details

Full title:IN RE ESTATE OF DANTE FRANCES DeMARCHIS, DECEASED

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Mar 11, 1988

Citations

521 So. 2d 381 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)