Estate of Barbour CA1/2

BACKGROUND

A. Barbara’s Will Barbara’s will is a one-page, typewritten document, witnessed and signed on July 2, 2002. In full, it states:

“THIS IS MY WILL. I REVOKE ALL PRIOR WILLS AND CODICILS.

IN THE EVENT OF MY DEATH I LEAVE ALL OF MY ASSETS,

PERSONAL BELONGINGS, BUSINESS INTERESTS, CASH IN BANK

ACCOUNTS AND ALL PROPERTY TO MY HUSBAND MICHAEL . . . ,

WITHOUT CONDITION OF ANY KIND.

“IN THE EVENT MY HUSBAND MICHAEL DOES NOT SURVIVE

ME I LEAVE MY HALF OF OUR FAMILY ESTATE TO MY BROTHER

RALPH . . . . IN ITS ENTIRETY. NO OTHER PERSONS, RELATIVES OR

OTHERWISE ARE TO RECEIVE ANY PART OF MY ESTATE. MY FIFTY

PERCENT OF OUR COMBINED FAMILY ESTATE IS WILLED TO MY

BROTHER RALPH JOHN CARDANA(AKA.RALPH JOHN CARDINALE)

“EXECUTOR [¶] I NOMINATE GERALD FOLLETT AS FIRST

CHOICE AS EXECUTOR. IF FIRST CHOICE DOES NOT SERVE, THEN I

NOMINATE RALPH JOHN CARDANA(AKA.RALPH JOHN CARDINALE)

AS EXECUTOR. NO BOND SHALL BE REQUIRED OF WHO EVER IS

EXECUTOR.

“I INSTRUCT EXECUTOR TO LIQUIDATE ALL ASSETS INTO

CASH AND DISTRIBUTE MY HALF TO MY BROTHER RALPH JOHN

CARDANA (AKA.CARDINALE).”

3 B. Family Background and Circumstances Leading Up to Barbara’s Execution of Her Will. Barbara met…