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ESTATE OF KUHNS v. KUHNS

No. 2575.

550 P.2d 816 (1976)

In the Matter of the ESTATE of Howard H. KUHNS, Deceased, Appellant, v. Jean KUHNS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 21, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Fenton, Fairbanks, for appellant.

Patrick T. Brown and Linda L. Walton of Rice, Hoppner & Hedland, Fairbanks, for appellee.

Before BOOCHEVER, C.J., RABINOWITZ, ERWIN and BURKE, JJ., and DIMOND, J. Pro Tem.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

This appeal raises the first impression question in Alaska of whether the obligation of the decedent to make alimony payments, pursuant to a property settlement agreement, is enforceable against the decedent's estate.

In April of 1966, appellee Jean Kuhns filed a complaint for divorce against her husband, Howard Kuhns, after approximately 30 years of marriage. After the commencement of the action, the parties entered...

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