Legal Opinion
Plunkett v. Plunkett
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 13, 2006No. Record 050329PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEMONS, Justice.
This appeal concerns the proper construction of a marital agreement and two mutual and reciprocal wills, all of which were executed simultaneously.
I. Facts and Proceedings Below
The marital agreement ("Agreement") at issue was executed by Linda and Carroll H. ("Pete") Plunkett about five years into their marriage. The Agreement provided in paragraphs 1 and 2:
1. Testamentary Disposition of Separate Estates. The parties each agree that in light of the fact that this was a second marriage for each of them, and that Pete has children from his previous marriage, that their separate…
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