Legal Battle Over $5 Mil Estate Ends

A legal battle over the estate of beloved University of Rhode Island Prof. Beatrice S. Demers has ended, clearing the way for a bequest that will make almost $5 million available for scholarships for Rhode Islanders who want to study foreign languages.

In a consent order filed in South Kingstown Probate Court in October, Therese Germani, a first cousin of Demers, agreed to drop her challenge to a will executed by Demers in 2002. That means unless any last-minute objectors surface, the assets governed by the will, and from a trust Demers established at the same time, will be distributed to her named beneficiaries, all of them charitable or educational organizations.

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Her Love of Languages Finally Honored: $5 Million for Scholarships Released