In re the Estate of Butler

OPINION

STRAS, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the respondents presented sufficient evidence to overcome the statutory presumption in favor of survivorship rights for joint accounts under the Minnesota Multiparty Accounts Act. See Minn.Stat. §§ 524.6-201 to-214 (2010). Because Minn.Stat. § 524.6-204(a) requires that the evidence offered to overcome the statutory presumption must “specifically refer[ ]” to the joint accounts at issue, we conclude that the respondents failed to present sufficient evidence to satisfy their burden of proof. We therefore reverse the district…