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Charity can’t reopen estate of which it had notice

Charity can’t reopen estate of which it had notice

Charity can’t reopen estate of which it had notice

The Salvation Army office in New York cannot open an estate proceeding that gave $1.5 million to a community foundation in Ohio for the benefit of two local Salvation Army organizations, a Court of Appeals has held. When Nancy Faldon died in November 2011, she wanted the residue of her estate to be split between the Salvation Army entities in Vermilion and Milan, Ohio. The executor gave notice of probate of the will to the Salvation Army, Sandusky Corp. The Sandusky Corp had no jurisdiction over Vermilion or Milan and forwarded the notice to the Northeast Ohio Headquarters, which forwarded it to the legal secretary at Headquarters in New York. New York asked that all filings be forwarded to...

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