Inheritance Division Cost Assessment Based on Economic Interest Over Claimed Value

In a case stemming from an acknowledged inheritance division action where the appellant contested the cost assessment, the court determined that while a judge may interpret the parties' claims based on their justifications, the economic interest of the parties ultimately governs the value for determining costs if it diverges from the value derived from the claims themselves. The court found that because the dispute was narrowly focused on the disposition of a specific property based on a prior agreement, rather than the entire division claim, the lower court correctly set the value based on the disputed property's documented value, as the appellant failed to substantiate any claim for lost profit from the frozen assets exceeding this value.