Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Dec 6, 2022
In the Estate of: Arnaldo Soares Barros, Deceased vs. Maria Barros, Mark Alexander Barros, and Jennifer Ann de Barros
Diana Barros appealed the dismissal of her Petition for Determination of Heirship by the Missouri probate court. The court dismissed the petition because a probate proceeding for the decedent, Arnaldo Soares Barros, was already pending in Florida, where he resided at the time of his death. The Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that principles of comity justified the dismissal given the ongoing Florida proceedings and Diana's participation therein.