In Re Estate of Brosseau

This is an appeal from a decision of the circuit court of Kankakee County which held that Everett Brosseau, petitioner, was barred from renouncing the will of Mary E. Brosseau, decedent, and was also barred from receiving a surviving spouse’s award because of a post-nuptial agreement entered into between the petitioner and decedent.

The pertinent facts which gave rise to this litigation and appeal were that the decedent was first married to Harold Hooper and from this marriage three children were bom, namely, Ronald Hooper, Beverly Veigelt and Shirley Shulk, all of whom survived her. The…