Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Ayers
Montana Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 2007No. DA 06-0631PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris
¶1 Donielle Ayers Slanina (Donielle) appeals from two orders of the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Stillwater County, resolving a dispute between her and her sister, Lorielle Ayers Waisanen (Lorielle), over their respective rights to the estate of their mother, Kathleen Lynch Ayers (the Estate).
¶2 We review the following issues on appeal:
¶3 Did the District Court correctly determine that the Fishtail property should pass to Donielle and Lorielle pursuant to the intestate succession statutes, §§ 72-2-101-124, MCA?
¶4 Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it ordered the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Matter of Estate of BolingerMontana Supreme Court · 1997
- In Re the Estate of HarmsMontana Supreme Court · 2006
- Estate of SnyderMontana Supreme Court · 2000
- Matter of Estate of GarlandMontana Supreme Court · 1996
- Watts v. ChoateMontana Supreme Court · 1945
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