Pamela Richburg-Smith v. in Re: Keino Nkrumah, A/K/A Keino Smith

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed May 27, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D25-1973 Lower Tribunal No. 25-2649-CP-02 ________________

Pamela Richburg-Smith, Appellant,

vs.

In Re: Keino Nkrumah, a/k/a Keino Smith, Appellee.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Jose Luis Fernandez , Judge.

Orville McKenzie, for appellant.

Glenn R. Miller, LLC, and Glenn R. Miller and James Randle, for appellee.

Before SCALES, C.J., and LINDSEY and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Simpson v. Williamson, 611 So. 2d 544, 546 (Fla. 5th

DCA 1992) (agreeing that “the execution of a will may be valid, even though

a required witness signs in a capacity other than that of a witness”);

Helfenbein v. Baval, 157 So. 3d 531, 534 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (accepting

premise that notary could have served as required second witness to will

while reversing on other grounds).