Welsh v. Robison

WHITE, Judge.

Appellants appeal a Warren Circuit Court Order directing the District Court to accept for probate the Will of James E. Robison. We affirm.

In a nutshell, the salient facts are as follows. On September 22, 1980, James Robison executed his Last Will and Testament. He added a codicil on October 9, 1980. On August 18,1982, Robison and his wife were granted a divorce. Robison died on February 20, 1983.

At the time Robison made his Will, Kentucky statutory law provided that divorce revoked all Wills. KRS 394.095. In 1980, that particular statute was amended so as to protect the integrity…