In re the Trust under the Will of Maxwell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

EICHEN, J.A.D.

This appeal concerns the administration of the Charles J. Maxwell testamentary trust established in 1945 after the death of the testator (the trust).

The primary questions raised by the appeal are (1) whether the contingent remainderpersons under the trust had sufficient notice and adequate representation during two intermediate accountings approved by the court in 1975 and 1983 (the fourth and fifth intermediate accountings -1) to justify barring them from seeking to reopen the accountings in order to file exceptions against the *568trustees,…