Barefoot

Barefoot v. Jennings

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237 Cal. Rptr. 3d 750·27 Cal. App. 5th 1
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 14, 2018F076395California2,100 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Hill, J.

Appellant Joan Mauri Barefoot appeals following the trial court's decision to dismiss her petition under Probate Code section 17200 1 to, among other things, set aside the 17th through 24th amendments and declare effective the 16th amendment to the Maynord 1986 Family Trust (Trust). The trial court dismissed the petition on standing grounds. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

According to the petition, appellant is one of six children of Joan Lee Maynord. Maynord and her former husband, who *752 died in 1993, established the Trust in 1986 and Maynord served as the sole trustor following her husband's death. Respondents are two more of Maynord's children, with Shana Wren serving as the current trustee of the Trust. The remaining three children, one of whom predeceased Maynord, are not a part of this litigation.

In or around August 2013 and continuing through 2016, Maynord executed a series of eight amendments to and restatements of the Trust, referred to as the 17th through the 24th amendments. The 24th amendment was the final amendment prior to Maynord's death. In these amendments and restatements, appellant's share of the Trust, as…

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