Georgia Panel Says Court Abused Discretion By Denying Heir’s Motion To Intervene

Mealey's (October 26, 2022, 2:09 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A Georgia appellate court reversed and remanded a trial court’s order that denied a motion to intervene filed by a relative of a decedent in a will construction case, finding that the trial court abused its discretion when determining that the motion was not timely because the relative sought to intervene before the issuance of judgment and should have been served in the original petition....