Beekhuis v. Morris

Marcia Beekhuis appeals the probate court’s non-final “Order Granting Emergency Motion to Appoint Court Monitor and to Enjoin Trustee from Sale of Ward’s Home and Request for Immediate Injunction.” Beekhuis argues, among other things, that the probate court did not have jurisdiction over the trust assets or her as trustee of the Irene Morris Revocable Trust. We agree and reverse.

Irene Morris is the mother of Appellant, Marcia Beekhuis, and Appellee, Steven Morris. Irene Morris created a trust which provided that Morris and her daughter would serve as co-trustees. Under the terms of the trust,…