Colella v. Coutu

Hines, Justice.

Cynthia Coutu Colella and Ronald Coutu appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Roland A. Coutu III, executor of their father’s estate, and from the denial of their own motion for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On October 17, 1980, Roland A. Coutu, Jr. (“Coutu”) executed a will. At that time, he was married to Fay M. Coutu. The couple separated on November 22,1980, and divorced on December 27,1994. Coutu did not republish this will or execute another will before his death on May 9, 2000. The 1980 will makes an unequal division of…