ESTATE OF BEAT


25 Wis.2d 315 (1964)

ESTATE OF BEAT: MADISON BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Administrator w.w.a., and others, Appellants, v. BEAT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 27, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Roberts, Boardman, Suhr & Curry and Arthur L. May, all of Madison, for the Madison Bank & Trust Company, administrator w.w.a., concurred in by Richard Hollern of Madison, for Ruth Greve, Doris Kittleson, and Hazel Syverud, and oral argument by W. Wade Boardman.

For the respondent there was a brief by Hall & Griffith of Madison, and oral argument by Laurence W. Hall.


WILKIE, J.

Two issues are presented by the contest over the postnuptial agreement:

First: Is the postnuptial agreement valid?

Second: May the widow elect under sec. 233.12, Stats., to take her share as provided by law rather than by the postnuptial agreement?

Validity of Postnuptial Agreement.

Postnuptial agreements are permitted in Wisconsin.1

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