Legal Opinion
Belfiore v. Hoffman
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 30, 2002No. B146383PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLEIN, P. J.
Myra H. Belfiore (Myra) and Danette H. Magilligan (Danette) (collectively appellants) appeal an order which determined their proposed petition to remove the executors of the estate of Kathleen T. Hoffman would be a contest within the meaning of the no contest clause in the decedent’s will. (Prob. Code, § 21320.) 1 , 2
The essential issue presented is whether the proposed petition would constitute á contest under the will.
Section 21305, subdivision (b)(7), proclaims that as a matter of public policy, a petition seeking the removal of a fiduciary does not violate a no contest…
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