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àHONORABLE€JAMES€R.€EVERETT,€JUDGEÌÌÌWALTER€œCUOZZO›Ì4892€Whittier€DriveÌOld€Hickory,€Tennessee€37138ÌFOR€PETITIONER/APPELLEE/PRO€SEÌÌÌDavid€J.€œWaynick›ÌœWAYNICK›,€œCATE›€&€TAYLORÌ211€œDonelson›€Pike,€Suite€2ÌP.O.€Box€148058ÌNashville,€Tennessee€37214ÌATTORNEY€FOR€RESPONDENT/APPELLANTÌÌÌAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÇIN€THE€MATTER€OF:à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌTHE€ESTATE€OF€MONICA€GENE€LEE„à à)ÌœCUOZZO›,€DECEASED.à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌLOUIS€GEORGE€œLESCE›,€III€andà àà à)ÌDAVID€J.€œWAYNICK›,€Co„Executors,à à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPetitioners/Appellees,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àDavidson€ProbateÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€œ94P›„1534ÌœVS›.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01„A„01„9601„œPB›„00034ÌWALTER€œCUOZZO›,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àRespondent/Appellant.à àà à)ÌÌÌà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌÌÓÓà àWalter€œCuozzo›,€surviving€spouse€of€Monica€Gene€Lee„œCuozzo›,€deceased,€has€appealedÏfrom€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€dismissing€his€ð ðPetition€for€Elective€Share,€YearððsÏSupport€and€Exempt€Propertyðð€as€untimely€filed.ÌÌà àOn€June€12,€1994,€Monica€Gene€Lee„œCuozzo›€died.ÌÌà àOn€October€6,€1994,€the€will€of€deceased€was€admitted€to€probate,€and€lettersÏtestamentary€were€issued€to€David€J.€œWaynick›€and€George€œLesce›,€III.ÌÌà àOn€October€13,€1994,€the€usual€notice€to€creditors€was€published.ÌÌà àOn€November€15,€1994,€counsel€for€the€executors€wrote€to€counsel€for€the€survivingÏspouse€in€part€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€Enclosed€please€find€the€proposed€inventory€we€are€going€toÏsubmit€in€the€œCuozzo›€Estate.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€If€you€or€your€client€know€of€any€discrepancy€in€thisÏinventory,€please€advise€so€that€we€can€investigate€the€same€andÏreport€the€same€to€the€Court.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€Please€review€the€inventory€and€give€me€a€call€as€to€anyÏquestions€or€concerns€that€you€may€have.ÌÌÓÓà àOn€May€3,€1995,€an€inventory€was€filed.ÌÌà àOn€June€1,€1995,€the€surviving€spouse€filed€the€above€mentioned€petition.ÌÌà àOn€July€14,€1995,€the€executors€moved€to€dismiss€the€petition€as€untimely€filed.ÌÌà àThe€Trial€Court€found€that€the€petition€was€not€timely€filed€and€dismissed€it.ÌÌà àT.C.A.€Section€31„4„102(a)(1)€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò òProceeding€for€elective€share€„€Time€limit.€„ó ó€(a)(1)€TheÏsurviving€spouse€may€elect€to€take€such€spouseððs€elective€shareÏin€decedentððs€property€by€filing€in€the€court€and€mailing€orÏdelivering€to€the€personal€representative,€if€any,€a€petition€for€theÏelective€share€within€nine€(9)€months€after€the€date€of€death,€orÏwithin€six€(6)€months€after€the€appointment€of€the€personalÏrepresentative,€whichever€limitation€last€expires.ÌÌÌÓÓà àT.C.A.€Section€31„4„103€provides:ÌÓÓò òà8 àà8 àDisclosure€by€personal€representative.€„€ó ó€€To€enable€theÏsurviving€spouse€to€act€as€personal€interest€may€require,€theÏpersonal€representative€shall€disclose,€òòupon€applicationóó,€the€stateÏand€condition€of€the€spouse„testatorððs€estate.€€(EmphasisÏsupplied.)€ÌÌÌÓÓà àIn€òòœMerriman›€v.€Jones,€óóTenn.€App.€1981,€620€œS.W.2d›€88,€the€deceased€died€onÏOctober€20,€1978;€and€the€will€was€probated€on€March€28,€1979.€€The€opinion€does€not€stateÏwhen€the€personal€representative€was€appointed,€but€presumably€this€occurred€at€or€near€theÏtime€of€probate.€€An€incomplete€inventory€was€furnished€to€the€widowððs€lawyer€on€an€unstatedÏdate.€€On€July€27,€1979,€the€widowððs€counsel€òòrequested€a€full€disclosure€which€was€not€madeÏby€the€personal€representative€until€October€9,€1979óó,€eleven€days€after€the€statutory€time€forÏdissent€expired€on€September€28,€1979.€€The€petition€for€elective€share€was€filed€November€1,Ï1979,€an€inventory€was€filed€on€January€18,€1980,€and€the€contents€of€a€lock€box€was€notÏdisclosed€until€the€trial€on€July€11,€1980.ÌÌà àThis€Court€reversed€the€dismissal€of€the€widowððs€petition€and€said:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à.€.€.€We€hold€that€the€provision€of€T.C.A.€ðð31„604€is€mandatoryÏand€must€be€strictly€complied€with€by€the€representative€of€anÏestate€or€the€statutory€time€for€filing€a€dissent€will€not€bar€theÏwidow€from€making€that€election.€.€.€.€We€think€the€better€ruleÏwould€be€to€require€strict€adherence€to€the€statute€in€order€that€itsÏbeneficial€effect€may€be€secured€to€surviving€spouses.ÌÌòòœMerriman›,€óó620€œS.W.2d›€at€91.ÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€rule€announced€in€the€quoted€opinion€is€not€applicable€to€the€present€case€becauseÏthere€is€no€showing€that€application€was€made€by€the€surviving€spouse€for€information,€that€theÏproposed€inventory€made€available€to€petitioner€on€November€13,€1994,€was€erroneous€orÏmisleading€or€that€petitioner€was€denied€access€to€any€information€reasonably€necessary€for€hisÏdecision€of€whether€to€dissent€or€not.ÌÌà àAppellantððs€brief€attempts€to€rely€upon€a€letter€attached€to€his€brief€which€wasÏpurportedly€written€on€an€unstated€date€by€one€of€the€executors€to€the€Trial€Judge.€€Said€letterÍwas€not€properly€certified€as€part€of€the€evidence€heard€by€the€Trial€Judge,€and,€thereforeÏcannot€be€considered€by€this€Court.€€Even€if€proper€for€consideration,€the€letter€would€notÏaffect€the€disposition€of€this€appeal.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€theÏrespondent/appellant.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Trial€Court€for€further€necessaryÏproceedings.Ìà àAffirmed€and€Remanded.ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGE