In Re Medeiros Testamentary Trust & Life Insurance Trust

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C.J.

Appellant Donna Gayle Bender appeals from the first circuit court’s 1 (1) September 12, 2001 order granting petition for instructions and (2) October 1, 2001 final judgment closing trust proceedings. The circuit court determined in its September 12, 2001 order that Bender is not a beneficiary under the Joseph Pimental Medeiros Testamentary Trust [hereinafter, the testamentary trust] and the Joseph Pimental Medeiros Life Insurance Trust [hereinafter, the life insurance trust, and, together with the testamentary trust, the trusts], which Bender’s natural…