WELCH v. WELCH

S94A1722, S94X1725, S94X1728, S94X1730, S94X1732.

265 Ga. 89 (1995)

WELCH et al. v. WELCH et al.; and vice versa.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied March 3, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. McFarland, for appellants.

Banks & Stubbs, Robert S. Stubbs III, Lipscomb, Johnson, Ashway & Sleister, Michael R. Sleister, Boling, Rice, Bettis, Bottoms & Bagley, Jeffrey S. Bagley, T. Russell McClelland III, for appellees.


BENHAM, Presiding Justice.

In the 1960's, appellant-plaintiffs were placed into the custody of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Welch by order of the juvenile court. Although appellants remained in the custody of the Welches until they reached their majority, the Welches never initiated proceedings to adopt appellants formally. When no wills were offered for probate after the Welches died in 1992, appellants filed an action seeking children's shares of the estates based on alleged...

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