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Although her family has been farming in the Wellton area
since 1952, both decedent and her husband, before and after their
divorce, had continued to reside for most of the year in Phoenix.
Decedent's husband hired individuals to farm some of their land,
and he and decedent also rented out some of their farmland. In
1959, shortly after his graduation from college, Jerry moved to
Wellton to farm some of their land full time. At some point, a
family partnership among decedent, her husband, and their son was
established to farm this land. After the divorce in 1974, Jerry
continued to farm some of the four parcels of land in issue,
pursuant to a family partnership arrangement he had with
decedent. In addition, Jerry eventually acquired farmland of his
own in the Wellton area.
Later, shortly after his graduation from college in about
1985, Greg joined Jerry in his Wellton farming operations for 6
to 12 months. By 1988, Greg had moved to Wellton to farm full
time.
Originally, decedent had planned to leave a larger portion
of her estate in her will to her grandchildren Greg and Janet
than she planned to leave to her two other grandchildren,
Kimberly and Lori. She felt closer to Greg and Janet because she
had cared for them for 18 months following their mother's death.
Decedent's last will and testament, a holographic will which she
executed on June 19, 1984, reflects her testamentary plan for
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