Matter of Estate of Redenius

DONIELSON, Presiding Judge.

Marie and Marvin were married in 1970. Each had been widowed from a previous marriage. Marvin had two adult children, Bryan and Roxene Redenius. Marie had nine children, eight of whom were adults at the time of the marriage. Prior to their marriage, Marie and Marvin signed an antenuptial agreement allowing each party to dispose of their property free from the claims of his or her spouse.

In 1979, both Marie and Marvin executed wills. The wills were essentially mirror-image wills, and the relevant provisions of Marvin’s will are as follows:

ARTICLE II

Subject to the…