Estate of Butwin v. Estate of Butwin

OPINION

KESSLER, Judge:

¶ 1 The Estate of Yafit Butwin (“Yafit’s Estate”) and Yafit’s mother and sole heir, Asha Zrihan (collectively, “Appellants”), appeal the probate court’s denial of a motion for summary judgment brought by Yafit’s Estate and joined by Zrihan. The court’s order effectively denied Appellants’ request for the establishment of a constructive trust over the assets of James Butwin’s estate (“James’ Estate”) based on his murder of Yafit Butwin and their children. For the following reasons, we affirm the court’s ruling.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 In June 2012, James Butwin…