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IN RE ESTATE OF KING

No. 1 CA-CV 09-0776.

269 P.3d 1189 (2012)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Kathryn L. KING, Deceased. John R. DiFilippo, Petitioner/Appellee, v. Miles Elliot Reed, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Kathryn L. King and Trustee for the K.L. King Family Trust, Respondent/Appellant, and Rose F. Simpkin, a creditor of the Estate of Kathryn L. King; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a creditor of the Estate of Kathryn L. King; Colonial Capital, LLC, a creditor of the Estate of Kathryn L. King; Doe Creditors I through X, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

February 7, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Payne Law Office By Christopher D. Payne , Phoenix, Attorneys for Petitioner/Appellee John R. DiFilippo.

The Armstrong Firm By James P. Armstrong , Phoenix, Attorneys for Petitioner/Appellee Nicholas DiFilippo, a minor.

Fennemore Craig, P.C. By Julio M. Zapata , Timothy J. Berg , Theresa Dwyer-Federhar , Scott McDonald , Phoenix, and Dana Law Firm Scottsdale By Matthew S. Dana , Mark E. Andersen , Scottsdale, Attorneys for Respondent/Appellant Miles Elliot Reed.

James E. Brown, P.C. By James E. Brown , Phoenix, Attorneys for Creditor/Appellee Rose F. Simpkin.

Poli & Ball, P.L.C. By Jeffrey Messing , Kesha A. Hodge , Phoenix, Attorneys for Creditor/Appellee JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Monroe, McDonough, Goldschmidt & Molla, P.L.L.C. By D. Rob Burris , Tucson, Attorneys for Creditor/Appellee Colonial Capital, L.L.C.

OPINION

KESSLER, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant Miles Elliot Reed ("Reed"), the trustee of the K.L. King Family Trust (the "Trust"), appeals from the probate court's ruling that the proceeds of a life insurance policy on Kathryn L. King ("King") paid to the Trust as beneficiary were not statutorily protected from the reach of her estate's creditors. The court held that Arizona Revised Statutes ("A.R.S.") section 20-1131(A) (2010), protects proceeds...

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