Shaw v. Shaw

Ray Thornton, Justice.

Appellant Carolyn Shaw and Lloyd Kenneth Shaw, now deceased, were married four different times over the past thirty years. While their first three marriages were terminated by divorce, their last marriage, from May 31, 1995, until June 12, 1995, ended with Kenneth’s death. The Probate Court of Garland County admitted Kenneth’s will, dated November 10, 1993, to probate. The will did not mention his wife. Mrs. Shaw filed an election to take against the will, which was denied by the probate court on the grounds that the election statute, Ark. Code Ann. § 28-39-104(a)…