Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Nelson
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided September 5, 2017No. A16-1545; A16-1546PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KALITOWSKI, Judge
Appellants challenge the district court’s order in this probate dispute, arguing that the district court erred in applying the parentage act’s paternity presumption to exclude them as heirs as a matter of law.
FACTS
Decedent Prince Rogers Nelson was born on June 7, 1958. Decedent’s Certificate of Birth lists- his parents as Mattie Della, Shaw and John L. Nelson. Mattie Della Shaw and John L. Nelson married in 1957 and divorced in 1968. The district court identified decedent and Tyka Nelson as children of Mattie Della Shaw and John L. Nelson in their marriage-dissolution…
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