Succession of Gassiott
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
GREMILLION, Judge.
_JjThe children of decedent, Cecil Vanderbilt Gassiott, appeal the trial court’s judgment finding that his wife, Patricia Gassiott, did not have to reimburse decedent’s estate for $77,768.83. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Cecil and Patricia were married at the time of Cecil’s death on June 21, 2013. They executed a prenuptial agreement in May 2004, providing for a separate property regime. Cecil died testate, having executed a will on January 25, 2008. In April 2010, Cecil recovered funds from a medical malpractice lawsuit. Cecil…
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