Succession of Donellan

BOUTALL, Judge.

This is an appeal from an ex parte judgment placing in possession the surviving widow in community of the decedent.

Joseph Patrick Donellan died January 7, 1971, and Mrs. Catherine Newman Don-ellan, surviving widow in community sought to be placed into possession of all of the community property. She filed a petition for possession on March 4, 1971, alleging, along with other facts, that the decedent had married twice, the first wife having died without issue, and that she was surviving spouse, also without issue. The petition further alleges that decedent adopted no children…