Estate of Sturm CA6
Appellant Miriam Broumas appeals a judgment of the probate court after a court trial in an action brought by respondent Stephen J. Sturm (Sturm). Miriam Broumas was the wife of decedent Robert Broumas, Sturm’s uncle. Sturm successfully petitioned the court to deem Miriam as having predeceased Robert pursuant to Probate Code section 259 on the ground that she had engaged in financial elder abuse of Robert. The judgment effectively disinherited Miriam from the sale proceeds of Robert’s estate’s only remaining asset, real property referred to by the parties as the “five-plex.” The sole question on appeal is whether the trial court properly applied section 259. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the judgment.
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