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IN RE ESTATE OF ELVIK

No. 20400.

587 N.W.2d 587 (1998)

1998 SD 125

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Gunhild S. ELVIK, Deceased.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided December 23, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard W. Paulson of Christopherson, Bailin and Anderson, Sioux Falls, for appellants Svedals, Stedje, Karlsen, and Oyrehagen.

David J. King of Der Hagopian & King, Sioux Falls, for appellee Elvik.

GILBERTSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Husband filed a petition for an elective share of wife's estate under SDCL 30-5A-5. The petition was contested by the heirs named in the Will. The circuit court, First Judicial Circuit, Turner County awarded husband $100,000.00 of wife's estate as an elective share. The heirs appeal. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] Gunhild S. Elvik (Gunhild) and Mores Elvik (Mores) were married on June 15, 1988. Gunhild...

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