Howell v. Bates as Trustee of Anne S. Florance Revocable Trust

Reese, Judge.

*708In this declaratory judgment action, Emily Howell appeals from the grant of partial summary judgment to Phillip Bates, as Trustee of the "Anne S. Florance Revocable Trust." Howell contends that the superior court erred in ruling that the estate of her aunt, Anne S. Florance (the "decedent"), was not a necessary party to this action and that Howell's challenge to the validity of the Trust was time-barred. Howell also asserts that the court erred in finding that she violated the "no contest" provision of the Trust and, thus, forfeited her right to a distribution under the Trust.…