Legal Opinion
Dion v. Rieser
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 14, 2012No. 33,613; Docket No. 30,699PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
{1} An Australian court issued a judgment and order (the Australian judgment) which stated that, pursuant to Australia law, Margaret Anne Dion was the “de facto spouse” of Decedent Richard Davis Rieser. Decedent owned property in New Mexico. Relying on the Australian judgment, Ms. Dion petitioned the district court in New Mexico, where a formal probate proceeding of Decedent’s estate was pending, and requested that she be appointed the personal representative of Decedent’s estate. The district court denied Ms. Dion’s petition. Ms. Dion appeals.
{2} She argues that her de…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Dion v. RieserNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2012