Stephen H. Snider v. Mary Lou Snider Metcalfe, etc., and Randy Ransom Culler, etc.

In my view, Appellees waived their right to contest personal jurisdiction. It is well-settled that lack of personal jurisdiction is a privileged defense that can be waived “by failure to assert it seasonably, by formal submission in a cause, or by submission through conduct.” Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., 308 U.S. 165,168, 60 S.Ct. 153, 84 L.Ed. 167 (1939); see also Leroy v. Great W. United Corp., 443 U.S. 173, 99 S.Ct. 2710, 61 L.Ed.2d 464 (1979).

As acknowledged by the majority, Ap-pellees filed their notice of intent to use trust funds to pay for attorneys’ fees, and…