Gladys Ragsdale Trust v. Tostige (In re Tostige)

OPINION REGARDING THE UNRESOLVED PORTIONS OF THE PENDING CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, AND REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO STRIKE PLAINTIFF’S SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION

Thomas J. Tucker, United States Bankruptcy Judge

I. Introduction

The Plaintiff in this adversary proceeding is a revocable trust created by the settlor, Gladys Ragsdale, in early 2007 (“Plaintiff’ or “the Plaintiff Trust”). Defendant Valerie Jean Tostige (“Defendant”) is the daughter of Gladys Ragsdale, and is one of the beneficiaries of the Trust.1 Several months before the Trust *849was created, in August 2006, Gladys Rags-dale…