In Re Estate of Peterson

NATURE OF CASE

This case presents a question of first impression regarding whether an adult, emancipated son of a testator is entitled to an exempt property allowance of $5,000 pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2323 (Reissue 1995) when the will specifically provided that under no circumstance should any share of the testator’s estate go to his son.

SCOPE OF REVIEW

Statutory interpretation presents questions of law, and an appellate court is obligated to reach a conclusion independent of that reached by the trial court. See PLPSO v. Papillion/LaVista School Dist., 252 Neb. 308, 562 N.W.2d 335…