Hunter v. Hunter

How courts have described this case

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• holding that probate court abused its discretion in awarding requested year’s support because the widow did not meet burden of proof with regard to amount necessary for her support after beneficiaries under decedent’s will filed a caveat challenging the requested amount as excessive
• proof of joint gross yearly income shown, although award deemed excessive
• $91,500 awarded to widow by probate court as year’s support was more than widow needed to maintain her standard of living for the 12 months after her husband’s death, despite testimony that she was 74, suffering from arthritis, and unsure how much longer she could work

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Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Taylor v. Taylor
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-10-23· cited 9×
• Holland v. Holland
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-05-05· cited 9×
• Allgood v. Allgood
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-09-11· cited 7×
• In Re Estate of Battle
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-08-19· cited 5×
• Anderson v. Westmoreland
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-07-12· cited 5×
• In Re Mahmoodzadeh
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-02-27

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Segars v. Brooks
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1981-11-05· cited 25×
• Adams v. Adams
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1982-05-18· cited 15×
• Richards v. Wadsworth
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-02-03· cited 15×
• Burkett v. Estate of Burkett
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-03-21· cited 6×
• Russell v. Hall
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1980-04-23· cited 5×