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Wills, Trusts & Estates Keyed to Gallanis
In re Estate of Castro
Citation:
Ct. of Com. Pleas, Prob. Div., Lorain Co., Ohio, No. 2013ES00140 (June 19, 2013)Facts
On December 30, 2012, Javier had a discussion with two of his brothers, Miguel Castro and Albie Castro, about preparing a will. Because they did not have any paper or pencil, Albie suggested that the will be written on his Samsung Galaxy tablet. Miguel and Albie both testified that Javier would say what he wanted in the will and Miguel would handwrite what Javier had said using the stylus. Miguel and Albie both testified that each section would be read back to Javier and that the whole document was also read back to Javier. Testimony was had that Javier, Miguel and Albie had discussions concerning each and every paragraph in the will. Miguel testified that later that same date, at the Cleveland Clinic, Javier signed the Will on the tablet in his presence. Albie also testified that Javier signed the will in his presence. Oscar DeLeon, nephew of Javier, arrived shortly thereafter and became the third witness to the will. Oscar testified that he did not see Javier sign the will, rather Javier acknowledged in his presence that he had signed the will on the tablet.
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