Bell v. Estate of Bell

OPINION

CASTILLO, Judge.

{1} This case is before us on interlocutory appeal from probate proceedings in the district court of Quay County. Petitioner-Appellant Vivan Bell (Mrs. Bell) is the surviving spouse of Ralph M. Bell (Decedent), who executed a will and created a revocable trust approximately five months prior to his marriage to Mrs. Bell. Neither the will nor the revocable trust mentions Mrs. Bell or Decedent’s anticipated marriage to Mrs. Bell. Following Decedent’s death, Mrs. Bell filed a petition for adjudication of intestacy in the district court and asserted, among other things, a…