Panel Affirms Finding Of Bad Faith, Disinheritance Under Trust No-Contest Clause

Mealey's (May 20, 2021, 1:04 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A trial court did not err in ordering a beneficiary disinherited from a trust under its no-contest clause because substantial evidence supported its conclusion that he petitioned to remove the trustee in bad faith and without probable cause, a Washington appellate court ruled May 17, finding no abuse of discretion and affirming the trial court’s judgment in denying the beneficiary’s motions to vacate and reconsider its orders....