Unsupervised Estate: Cynthia Schrock v. Frances Traisman

── Unsupervised Estate: Cynthia Schrock v. Frances Traisman ── Case No.: 25A-EU-00975 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur Heersma died intestate on March 14, 2022. At the time of his death, Heersma resided in Monroe County and had four heirs: Frances, Cynthia, Elizabeth Farry, and Abigail Schrock. None of Heersma’s heirs lived in Indiana with Frances living in Seattle, Washington; Cynthia living in Queensbury, New York; Elizabeth living in Gansevoort, New York; and Abigail living in San Francisco, California. On April 27, 2022, Frances petitioned to be appointed personal representative of the Estate and for an unsupervised administration of the Estate.