Brewer v. Brewer

RONALD R. HOLLIGER, Judge.

Amberetta Armstrong, the illegitimate daughter of the decedent, appeals the judgment of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Grundy County, Missouri, finding that she was not entitled to an intestate share, as an omitted child, of the estate of Oliver N. Brewer. While Oliver left a will disposing of his estate, the will was executed prior to Amberetta’s birth, and she claims a share of the estate as an omitted child pursuant to Section 474.240, RSMo. The trial court found that Amber-etta was not entitled to recover under that statute because she was an…