In the Estate of: QUENTIN LEE JONES, Deceased.

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Decedent died March 31, 2023, in Polk County, Missouri, and was survived by Appellant and two biological children from a prior marriage, Personal Representative and Carmen Jones. On May 25, 2023, Personal Representative filed an Application for Letters of Administration with the Probate Court. Letters of Administration were issued the following day.



On June 2, 2023, Personal Representative filed multiple petitions, including a Petition for Order to Sell Real Property, Petition for Authority to Take Charge of Real Estate, Petition for Order to Cease and Desist Selling, Transferring and Disposing of All Assets Belonging to the Estate and for Order to Allow Personal Representative Access to Account for and Preserve the Assets Belonging to the Estate, and Petition to Expend Estate Funds for Reimbursement of Expenses. The Probate Court entered an Order to Take Charge of Real Estate on June 5, 2023, and Appellant was served with a Notice to Vacate the property on June 12, 2023.



On July 6, 2023, Appellant filed several motions, including a Motion and Application to Substitute Surviving Spouse for Heir Who was Wrongly Appointed Personal Representative; and to Transfer This Cause to the Proper Venue of Hickory County Probate Court Because Deceased's Residence at Death was in Hickory County, an Application of Surviving Spouse for Exempt Property Allowance, and an Application of Surviving Spouse for Family Allowance. After a hearing, the Probate Court entered its Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Judgment denying Appellant's motions and applications. Appellant appealed the Probate Court's judgment to this Court. This Court affirmed the judgment by mandate issued September 3, 2024.[1]



Thereafter, on December 30, 2024, Personal Representative filed a Notice of Filing of Final Settlement and Petition for Distribution and a Petition to Deny Applications of Surviving Spouse for Exempt Property Allowance and for Family Allowance. Appellant then filed a responsive pleading to Personal Representative's Petition to Deny Applications. Appellant also filed a Motion for Order to Personal Representative to File a Full and Complete Inventory and Annual Settlement to Date.



On January 17, 2025, Personal Representative filed a Final Settlement for the period of May 26, 2023, to December 30, 2024, reflecting that the Estate had an account balance of $0. That same date, Personal Representative also filed his Petition for Compensation of Attorney, Petition for Compensation of Personal Representative, Petition for Approval of Final Settlement and Order of Distribution, a proposed Final Settlement Approved; Finding and Decree of Distribution, and an Amended Inventory of Assets. The filings reflected that Decedent's real estate had been sold and the sale proceeds largely satisfied debts owed for Personal Representative's attorney fees, Decedent's funeral expenses, Personal Representative's fees, and a claim by Citizen's Memorial Hospital. The Final Settlement assigned a value of $0 to "furniture, household goods, wearing apparel" and "[a]ll other personal property." The Amended Inventory of

Assets assigned a value of $0 to all personal property of the Estate and further stated that personal property "items left behind" by Appellant "have no value."

Affirmed