Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Gustafson
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 2007No. 24072PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEIERHENRY, Justice.
[¶ 1.] After Brian Lee Gustafson (Decedent) died, his siblings filed a Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy, Determination of Heirs, and Appointment of Personal Representative (Petition of Intestacy). Decedent’s former wife, Suzanne Gustaf-son (Suzanne), objected and argued that a copy of Decedent’s will should defeat the claim of intestacy. The trial court granted the petition and denied Suzanne’s objection. Suzanne appeals and we affirm.
FACTS
[¶ 2.] Decedent died July 20, 2005, in his fifth wheel trailer near Phoenix, Arizona at the age of sixty-one. After a career in…
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