Estate of Merritt ex rel. Merritt v. Wachter

ANTHONY REX GABBERT, Judge.

Rebecca Wachter appeals the circuit court’s judgment removing her as the beneficiary of her deceased ex-husband, Kevin N. Merritt’s, rollover individual retirement account (Fidelity IRA) and substituting his estate as the beneficiary. Wachter asserts five points on appeal. First, she contends that the court erred in interpreting the Kansas Judgment Decree of Divorce and the corresponding Property Settlement Agreement between Wachter and Merritt by failing to interpret the Property Settlement Agreement pursuant to its Kansas choice of law provision. Second, Wachter…