Bivians v. Denk

OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

This is an appeal by Lorrayne Bivians from an order of the district court determining heirship in her father’s estate. The court concluded that appellee, Diana Bivians Denk, was the widow of decedent Robert N. Bivians by virtue of a common law marriage, that decedent’s entire estate was community property, and that decedent died intestate.

The central points raised on appeal are: (1) whether the evidence and findings support the trial court’s conclusion that appellee and decedent entered a valid common law marriage; (2) whether the quitclaim deed executed by appellee to…