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Date: 07-16-2024
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Estate of Gretche Vantassel
Case Number: 0556-2023-o
Judge: Not Available
Court: Court of Common Plas, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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Media, Pennsylvania probate lawyers represented the parties in a dispute over access to the estate assets.
Gretchen Vantassel died on May 6, 2023, intestate, while residing in Appellant's Chester County home, where she had lived for approximately seven years. On August 30, 2023, the Estate filed a "Petition to compel Release of Estate Property" seeking to access Appellant's home to remove items that had belonged to the decedent. During a hearing on October 16, 2023, the parties agreed that the Estate could access the property during the week of November 14, 2023,[1] and the proceeding was continued until December 7, 2013, to be discontinued if the parties were able to resolve the matter amicably. However, following several days of removing items from Appellant's home, a dispute arose between the parties concerning the ownership of certain property and Appellant prohibited the Estate from removing anything else from the home.
When the hearing ultimately reconvened on December 13, 2023, the trial court heard the parties' respective arguments and without considering evidence regarding ownership of any disputed property, it found that Appellant violated the agreement and directed that Appellant permit the Estate access to his home between January 3, 2024 to January 17, 2024 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. This timely appeal followed.
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In re Vantassel, 80 EDA 2024, J-A17004-24 (Pa. Super. Ct. Jul 16, 2024)
Outcome: Vacated and remanded.
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