Weinberg v. Weinberg

Beneficiaries of a trust appeal an order denying their request to enforce a $500 per diem contempt fine against a trustee for her non-compliance with multiple court orders. They argue the trial court erred in not enforcing the original contempt order, the trustee waived any defect in the original contempt order by not taking an appeal, and that the trial court erred in finding it did not have the authority to impose an alternative sanction. We agree with the beneficiaries in part and reverse.

The trustee is the successor to her husband, who created a revocable living trust to assist in…