Minn. Stat. § 524.2-802 : PROBATE; PROPERTY; ESTATES; GUARDIANSHIPS; ANATOMICAL GIFTS — UNIFORM PROBATE CODE — INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS — GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING PROBATE AND NONPROBATE TRANSFERS —802 - EFFECT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE, ANNULMENT, AND DECREE OF SEPARATION TEXT PDF A person whose marriage to the decedent has been dissolved or annulled is not a surviving spouse unless, by virtue of a subsequent marriage, the person is married to the decedent at the time of death. A decree of separation which does not terminate the status of husband and wife is not a dissolution of marriage for purposes of this section. Minn. Stat. § 524.2-802 1975 c 347 s 22; 1986 c 444