A Kentucky man died without a will with about $2.33 million in transfer-on-death investment accounts left to his children; an appeals court has upheld his widow’s right to half the accounts plus part of earlier gifts
Under Kentucky law, a surviving spouse was entitled to half the surplus personal property if their partner died without a will. A Kentucky woman whose husband died without leaving a will has won a legal dispute over approximately $2.33 million held in investment accounts that named his children as beneficiaries. The Kentucky Court of Appeals…