Estate of Haugen v. Haugen

¶1 Appellants Linda A. Balek (Linda) and Marilyn M. Haugen (Marilyn) appeal an order issued by the District Court in the Tenth Judicial District Court, Fergus County, which denied a motion filed by Linda and Marilyn to substitute District Court Judge E. Wayne Phillips. This motion to substitute was filed after appellee Audrey A. Haugen (Audrey) filed a verified petition in the District Court before Judge Phillips seeking to have herself replaced as the trustee of the Clifford C. Haugen testamentary trusts (Haugen Trusts). Because the District Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over…