In re Stillwell Trust

Respondents-appellants, Christine Ann Dudley-Marling, Ian Dudley-Marling, and Anne Dudley-Marling, appeal as of right a December 5, 2011, probate court order wherein the court held that certain handwritten notes constituted both a valid amendment of the Gwendoline Louise Stillwell Trust (the trust) and a list governing the disposition of the settlor’s personal property and that Avery McPhail was a grandchild-beneficiary with regard to the trust. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the probate court’s order in part and reverse the order in part.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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