In the Matter of the Supervised Estate of Gary D. Kent John David Kent and Kevin Kent, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Gary D. Kent Nicholas Kent and David Kent v. Cynthia Kerr

Goff, Justice.

A terminally-ill father tried to broker peace between two of his children by having them agree between themselves how they would divide some of his assets after his death. But the peace was short lived. Before the father died, the son tried to rescind the agreement. After the father died, the daughter sued to enforce the agreement as part of the probate process. This appeal presents the question of whether the agreement between the children, executed before their father's death, can be enforced using a chapter in the Probate Code providing for the adjudicated compromise of…