Estate of Beauchamp

Powers, Himrod & Pepys and Walter R. Powers for Claimants and Appellants.

Donald Kolts for Claimant and Respondent.

FRAMPTON, J. pro tem. [fn. *]

The petitioners, Anthony James Venturini, Paul Daniel Venturini, Elizabeth Ann Venturini and Michael John Venturini, minors, are the children of Edwin Levio Venturini, and the grandchildren of the testatrix Dorothy O. Beauchamp, deceased. Edwin Levio Venturini, hereinafter referred to as the respondent, is the son of the deceased. Eugene M. Elson was appointed as guardian ad litem of the minor petitioners as the result of a petition filed by Jean Dye wherein it was alleged that she was the natural mother of the minors who were then residing with her in the City of Cincinnati, State of Ohio; that she and the respondent were divorced and under the decree of divorce custody of the minor children had been awarded to her; the minors have an interest in the estate of the deceased, who is their paternal grandmother and that the interest of the father of said minors, who is the son of the decedent, in said estate is and will be adverse to the interest of the minors therein.

On October 7, 1966, the minors, through their guardian ad litem,…