In Re the Estate of Jotham

OPINION

ANDERSON, PAUL H„ Justice.

This case involves a probate proceeding arising out of the death of respondent Diann Nelson’s father, Leonard Jotham. Nelson seeks, for purposes of determining intestate succession, to introduce evidence to rebut the presumption that Jotham is the father of appellant Sandra Barnett, which presumption is found in section 257.55, subdivision 1, of Minnesota’s Parentage Act. Minn.Stat. § 257.55, subd. 1 (2004). The district court concluded that the statute of limitations in Minn.Stat. § 257.57, subd. 1(b) (2004), bars Nelson from challenging the paternity…