Deborah Dereede Living Trust dated December 18, 2013 v. Karp

HILL, J.:

**339After a bench trial, the trial court ruled that Courtney Feeley Karp breached her fiduciary duty as Trustee of a trust created by her late mother by not timely distributing certain trust proceeds to Hugh Dereede (Hugh), Karp's stepfather, and to Tyre Dealer Network Consultants, Inc. (Tyre), Hugh's company. The trial court also awarded Hugh attorney's fees and held Karp personally liable for the verdict. Karp appeals these rulings, which we now affirm.

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Some eight months before her death, Deborah Dereede (Deborah), Karp's mother, executed a revocable trust. She named herself…