In Re the Estate of Farnum

These cases arise from the death of 12-year-old Dorothy Farnum (Dorothy) in an automobile/bicycle collision. The District Court for Flathead County, acting as a probate court, appointed Alice Farnum, Dorothy’s mother, as personal representative. It also author ized her to prosecute any wrongful death action and approved her settlement of wrongful death and survival claims for $100,000. In a separate action, the same court approved allocation of the proceeds of the wrongful death claim between Dorothy’s mother and father. We affirm.

We restate the issues as follows:

1. Did the Probate Court in…