Estate of Groeper v. Groeper

DOWD, Chief Judge.

Appeal from the denial of appellant Melinda J. Groeper’s petition for the determination of heirship and distribution of the *368decedent Walter H. Groeper’s estate. The judgment is reversed.

The facts in this case were stipulated to, and the exhibits were entered into evidence with the consent of both parties. The issue here is a legal one and concerns the rights of a surviving spouse in the estate of the decedent spouse whose will was executed prior to their marriage, and requires a construction and interpretation of Missouri’s Omitted Spouse Statute § 474.235 RSMo 1978…