McMULLEN v. BENNIS

No. 3D08-2049.

20 So.3d 890 (2009)

Marilyn McMULLEN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Alton McMullen, Jr., Appellant, v. DiAnna BENNIS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied October 28, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Golden & Cowan, and William H. Glasko, for appellant.

Hickey & Hickey, and Harold V. Hickey, South Miami, for appellee.

Before COPE, GERSTEN, and SHEPHERD, JJ.


SHEPHERD, J.

This is an appeal of a final order on DiAnna Bennis' petition for determination of beneficiaries1 under the will of Lawrence K. McMullen, decedent. The validity of the will is contested. Before determining the validity of the will, the trial court heard evidence on the petition for determination of beneficiaries and concluded Bennis was a "virtually adopted daughter" of the decedent, potentially assuring her a distribution...

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