In Re Estate of Lipin

[¶ 1] Joan Carol Lipin challenges the denial of her request for recusal entered in the Cumberland County Probate Court (.Mazziotti, J.)in connection with the probate of the estate of her father, Theodore Lipin. We affirm the judgment, and because the appeal is frivolous, we impose sanctions on Joan for its prosecution.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] Theodore Lipin died on October 6, 2005, while residing in Stockholm, Sweden. He is survived by his three children, daughters Joan Carol Lipin and Ann Susan Markatos, and son Robert Lipin. Approximately five weeks prior to his death, on August 31, 2005,…