Paul v. Patton

Opinion

PREMO, J.

The decedent, Gilbert Paul, retained Attorney Richard Patton to draft an amendment to his revocable living trust. The decedent signed the “Trust Amendment,” which, as drafted by Patton, named the decedent’s wife, Helen, and his children, Stephen Paul, David Paul, Alan Paul, and Nancy Dybdahl as beneficiaries. Stephen and David Paul also are the successor trustees of the trust. Following the decedent’s death, they petitioned the probate court to modify the Trust Amendment, alleging it failed to conform to the decedent’s intentions by erroneously granting Helen an interest in…