Ladd v. Ladd

OPINION

HARRIS, Senior Judge:

Edward J. Ladd, as death trustee of the Ladd Living Trust, and executor of the estate of Jesse R. Ladd, appeals from a McCracken Circuit Court declaratory judgment in favor of the appellee, Mary A. Ladd. After a careful review of the record and briefs and consideration of counsels’ oral arguments, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

On June 23, 1997, four months prior to his marriage to Mary, 2 Jesse created the Ladd Living Trust (the “Trust”). On the same day, Jesse signed his Last Will and Testament (the “Will”) and an…