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KUMMER v. DONAK

Record No. 101232.

715 S.E.2d 7 (2011)

282 Va. 301

Richard KUMMER, et al. v. Nancy A. DONAK, Administratrix.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Moore Lawson , Winchester, ( Joshua E. Hummer , Winchester; Kara L. Godfrey ; Lawson and Silek, Winchester, on brief), for appellants.

Michael T. Brown ; J. Casey Struckmann , Front Royal, ( Baumgardner , Brown & Cupp; Struckmann & White, Front Royal, on brief), for appellee.

Present: KINSER, C.J., LEMONS, GOODWYN, MILLETTE, and MIMS, JJ.

Opinion by Justice WILLIAM C. MIMS.

In this appeal, we consider whether the adoption of an adult has the same effect as the adoption of a minor, and particularly for purposes of intestate succession.

I. FACTS AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW

Justine Critzer ("Critzer"), a Virginia resident, died intestate on March 31, 2006. No spouse, siblings, children, or parents survived her. Nancy Donak ("Donak") was appointed administratrix of her estate. Donak...

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