LINTHICUM v. RUDI

No. 46040.

148 P.3d 746 (2006)

Ernette L. LINTHICUM and Myrna L. Linthicum, Appellants, v. Arnold RUDI, Individually, and As Trustee of the Claire Linthicum-Cobb Revocable Living Trust, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hawkins Folsom & Muir and Gordon R. Muir, Reno, for Appellants.

Lance R. Van Lydegraf, Reno, for Respondent.

Before BECKER, HARDESTY and PARRAGUIRRE, JJ.


OPINION

HARDESTY, J.

In this appeal, we consider whether revocable inter vivos trust beneficiaries have the right to challenge amendments to the trust, when made by the settlor during the settlor's lifetime. Because we conclude that a beneficiary's interest in a revocable inter vivos trust is contingent at most, we hold that, generally, these beneficiaries lack standing to challenge the settlor's lifetime amendments. Instead, to challenge the settlor...

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