In re the Estate of Goyette

Latham, S.

This is an application by the husband of decedent for letters of administration upon her estate. It appears by the petition that decedent and petitioner were not living together at the time of her death and that on September 7,1948, a decree nisi was granted in Washington County, Vermont, in favor of the petitioner and against the decedent, which decree of divorce dissolved the marriage between the parties but did not become final until March 7,1949. The decedent died a resident of Otsego County, New York, on October 15, 1948.

It is provided by section 3215 of the Vermont Statutes,…