In Re: Estate of Edward Alan Ladd

04/24/2020 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs January 21, 2020 IN RE: ESTATE OF EDWARD ALAN LADD ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Rhea County No. 1922P Melissa T. Blevins-Willis, Chancellor ___________________________________ No. E2019-00484-COA-R3-CV ___________________________________ In this estate matter, the trial court determined that when calculating the value of the decedent’s net estate for purposes of determining his widow’s elective share, insurance proceeds and retirement benefits that were distributed via beneficiary designation forms…