Family’s Claim That Man Not Competent To Enter Marriage Dismissed; Will Affirmed

(October 15, 2020, 3:44 PM EDT) -- HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Supreme Court on Sept. 22 ruled that a woman did not exceed her authority as power of attorney for her late husband and that he was mentally competent when he entered into the marriage the day before he died, upholding a lower court’s decision to confirm and admit to probate the decedent’s will and to appoint the wife as representative of the estate (In Re:  Daniel Cook, No. 19-0525, Mont. Sup., 2020 Mont. LEXIS 2345)....

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