Cessac v. Stevens

In this probate case, Appellants seek review of an order determining that the assets in three trusts of which Sally Chris-tiansen (the decedent) was a beneficiary are not the property of the decedent’s estate because her will failed to properly exercise the powers of appointment granted by the trusts. Finding no error in the trial court’s ruling, we affirm.

The decedent died in January 2011. Her will devised $5,000 to Appellee Sharon Peeples and devised “the rest and remainder of [her] estate, both personal and real property” to Appellant Joanne Cessac. The will also included a provision…