Opinion ID: 886094
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Heading: standard of review

Text: ¶ 9 Sandra argues that the judicial interpretation and construction of a will are questions of law. This appeal, however, does not involve interpreting or constructing a will. The dispositive issue is whether the District Court properly admitted the disputed will to probate. Determining whether a court properly admitted a will involves both questions of law and fact. See In re Estate of Brooks (1996), 279 Mont. 516, 519, 927 P.2d 1024, 1026. In Brooks, we described our standard as follows: We will not disturb a district court's findings of fact unless they are clearly erroneous. A court's findings are clearly erroneous if they are not supported by substantial credible evidence, the court has misapprehended the effect of the evidence, or our review of the record convinces us that a mistake has been committed. We review a district court's conclusions of law to determine whether the interpretation of the law is correct. [Citations omitted.] Brooks, 279 Mont. at 519, 927 P.2d at 1026.