Legal Opinion
Estate of Thies v. Lowe
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 21, 1995No. 94-363PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
This is an appeal from a decision of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, declaring the widow (Petitioner/Eleanor) cannot collect against the will of the decedent (Everett). We affirm.
We restate the issue on appeal. Did the District Court err in determining the prenuptial agreement between Eleanor and Everett was valid, thus, precluding Eleanor from collecting her elective share of Everett’s estate?
Facts
Everett and Eleanor were married June 27, 1981. Both Everett and Eleanor had been married previously. Eleanor had one child by her previous marriage and Everett had…
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