Campbell v. Campbell

STEWART, Judge.

This action involves a postnuptial contract executed by a husband and wife under which she accepted certain property in lieu of her prospective distributable share of her husband’s estate. Upon her husband’s death testate, she renounced the provisions of his will and, claiming the contract was invalid, sought to take under the provisions of KRS 392.020. The trial court upheld the contract, ruled that her renunciation of his will was ineffective, and decided she could not take what would, otherwise amount to her statutory interest. The widow has appealed.

Z. W. Campbell died…