RIDDELL v. EDWARDS

No. S-10025.

76 P.3d 847 (2003)

Robert J. RIDDELL, Appellant, v. Irvin H. EDWARDS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Riddell, pro se, Ward Cove.

Bryan T. Schulz, Holman & Schulz, Ketchikan, for Appellee (no brief filed).

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.


OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In a probate proceeding involving the estate of his deceased wife, Robert J. Riddell petitioned as a surviving spouse to receive his statutory homestead allowance, family allowance, and elective share. Despite finding that Riddell had "ingratiated himself" to his wife before their marriage "for the purpose[ ] of obtaining her assets" and that his wife had suffered from dementia for the majority of...

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