ESTATE OF SMALL v. SMALL

No. 26 EAP 2019.

234 A.3d 657 (2020)

In re: the ESTATE OF Charles L. SMALL v. Appeal of: Juanita SMALL, as Petitioner and Administrator of the Estate of Charles L. Small.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: July 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Isser, Esq. , Golomb & Honik, P.C., for Appellant.

Andrew R. Spirt, Esq. , Golomb & Honik, P.C., for Appellant.

Richard J. Margolis, Esq. , Margolis Edelstein, for Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION

This matter involves the alleged forfeiture of a parent's share in his child's estate where his child died without a will. The question is whether an adult decedent, who became disabled after reaching the age of majority, is a dependent child for purposes of the forfeiture statute.

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