Succession of Monroe

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

This is a suit for the marital portion. There are also ancillary issues involving the donation of some bearer bonds and the remittance of a promissory note.

On February 13, 1978 J. Percy Monroe and Dulcie Stevenson executed a marriage contract renouncing the community property regime and declaring their property to be seperate. On that same day, subsequent to the execution of the marriage contract, Mr. Monroe and Mrs. Stevenson were married. That marriage continued until Mr. Monroe died on February 9, 1982.

Prior to his marriage to Ms. Stevenson, J. Percy Monroe had been…