Kentucky High Court Reverses Panel, Says Widow’s Estate Entitled To Dower Right

Mealey's (March 9, 2022, 5:01 PM EST) -- FRANKFORT, Ky. — A widow’s estate is entitled to the dower portion of her deceased husband’s estate, and the trial court should have presumed that the deceased husband’s gift to his son without the widow’s knowledge was fraudulent, the Kentucky Supreme Court held Feb. 24, reversing an appellate court and remanding to the trial court to make a distribution to the widow’s estate satisfying the 50% dower share....

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